2. Important Aspects of American Sign Language
Made by: Kali Yursha
American Sign Language
Post-Secondary
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8 Important Aspects:
HANDSHAPE
ORIENTATION
LOCATION
MOVEMENT
NON-MANUAL MARKERS
ROLE SHIFTING
FINGERSPELLING
GRAMMAR
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Handshape
Refers physically to the shape of the hand producing the sign ASL has many handshapes. Some examples are the handshape “C”. C can be made to produce the sign COMMUNICATE or CLASS. The handshape “G” can be made to produce the sign GROUP or GOSSIP.
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Fingerspelling
Fingerspelling is the process of spelling out words by using signs that correspond to the letters of the word. You use fingerspelling for the following : people's names, places, titles, and brands. There is there is a sign for each letter of the alphabet.  
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Grammar
ASL grammar is not like English. In ASL, you must state the topic first. Following the topic are comments and details related to the topic.
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Role Shifting
Role shifting is used in ASL to explain incidents, situations, stories, etc. This is when you shift your body to represent someone else's character. This is something highly used in ASL.
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Orientation
Refers to the directions in which the hand is turned to produce a sign. Directions of palm include palm up, palm down, palm right, palm left, palm outward, and palm inward. An example of this would be DIE, the palm orientation is one palm down and one palm up.
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Location
Are the physical parameters of bodily location where signs are produced. The general parameters are 4 inches above the head, elbow room as with hand son waist, and about 4 inches below the belly button or belt buckle.
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Movement
Refers to the changing of the location of the hand within the physical parameters during sign production. An example is a sign moving away from or towards you to predicate direction verb such as GIVE, HELP, and PAY.
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Non-Manual Markers
Also referred to facial expressions, non- manual markers are one or more emotions that connect with a sign. These are a form of non-verbal communication. They are done without the use of the hands and are mostly done with the face. Examples include a head nod, brow raise, or a shoulder raise.
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12. Which refers to HANDSHAPE?
Head nod
The letter “K”
HELP or GIVE

13. Congrats, letter B is correct!!!
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14. You choose letter C. That is wrong, please try again.
Letter C refers to movement.
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15. You choose letter A. That is wrong, please try again.
Letter A refers to non-manual markers.
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16. Which refers to ORIENTATION?
The direction of which way the hands are turned to produce a sign
Direction verb
Brow raises

17. Congrats, letter A is correct!!!
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18. You choose letter B. That is wrong, please try again.
Letter B refers to movement.
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19. You choose letter C. That is wrong, please try again.
Letter C refers to non-manual markers
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20. Which refers to Location?
The physical parameters of where the sign is produced
The direction of the sign being produced
The letter “K”

21. Congrats, letter A is correct!!!
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22. You choose letter B. That is wrong, please try again.
Letter B refers to movement
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23. You choose letter C. That is wrong, please try again.
Letter C refers to handshape.
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24. Which refers to NON-MANUAL MARKERS?
Head nods and brown raises
The letter “O”
Directional verbs

25. You choose letter B. That is wrong, please try again.
Letter B refers to handshape.
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26. You choose letter C. That is wrong, please try again.
Letter C refers to movement
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