Sign Language Final

Language And Communication 102 with Beury at The College of New Jersey

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WH-Word Questions non-manual markers

furrow brows together
lean head forward slightly without breaking eye contact with the listener
hold the last sign (which should be the wh-word sign) until your listener starts to answer

Things new signers need to remember to do when signing with someone Deaf

let the Deaf person know you sign
Avoid spoken English or using voice without relaying information in ASL
let the Deaf person set the communication mode

Things to remember in conversation

when affirming something make sure to nod head to let the signer know that you understand or have made a recognition (of a person)

it is NOT rude to point in a signing environment

To describe the placement of a shape, name, number or letter inside, above or below a shape, follow the sequence

trace the shape with both index fingers
use your index finger to indicate where to place or locate the secondary item
your head, eye gaze, and index fingers should work together to indicate where the second and third items are to be placed

Commands involving the body

when giving simple commands to a person for actions involving the body, make your signs firmer and slightly bigger

Commands involving objects

when giving commands for actions involving objects, not only do you make your sign firmer and slightly bigger, you should raise your brows when naming the object in the beginning of the command

Getting others' attention

waving with one had is one way to get attention of other signers; the size of the wave depends on the distance between signers
tapping is effective to get attention of person close by who is turned away from you
Using an intermediary; get another person to get the other persons attention that you want

How to ask a yes or no question in ASL (non-manual markers)

raise brows throughout the question
lean head forward with the last sign
hold the last sing until your listener starts to answer

Facts about Gallaudet University

located in Washington D.C.
Abraham Lincoln signed an act to establish the school in 1864
It is the only Deaf liberal arts university in the world and is both a repository of American Sign Language, Deaf culture and history
Gallaudet research institute is the source of demographic and educational data regarding Deaf people in the U.S., and continually innovates in the field of Deaf education
offers 80 undergraduate and graduate degrees in 20 disciplines

Describing shapes

Symmetrical- move both hands simultaneously to trace both sides of the shape
Asymmetrical- hold non-dominant hand as a reference point and trace the shape with the dominant hand
Linear- hold non-dominant hand as a reference point and trace the linear shape

Negotiating a signing environment

when you cannot go around two people signing, it is NOT rude to walk through them because standing there watching the conversation is like eves dropping
using touch- when the path is too narrow, it is customary to press someone's shoulder or upper back and they will move aside while remaining engaged int their conversation
asking a person to move- you should ask people to move by pressing their shoulder in the direction to clear your view

Asking what is the sign

draw a picture
put it in a category with similar items
use opposites
point to the object
describe/ act out
DO NOT FINGERSPELL!!!!!!!!!

Fun Fact about Football

The circular football huddle was invented in 1894 when the Gallaudet University team quarterback Paul Hubbard realized the opposing Deaf teams could understand their signed play calls on the field

Facts about Douglass Tilden 1

labeled the Michelangelo of the West for the vitality and energy of his sculpture
best known work is dedicated to mechanics, particularly printing pressman
firs California sculptor to attain recognition and worldwide fame outside the U.S.
He became deaf when he was four from a bout of scarlet fever
insisted that his parents, brother and sisters learned to sign
After graduating California School for the Deaf in 1880 he settled into a life teaching at the school

Facts about Douglass Tilden 2

began working with clay but traveled to Europe to grow as an artist
mentor was Paul Choppin a famed Deaf sculptor
after eight years, he returned to California and was received by the community with praise
work exhibited along with work from Monet, Rembrandt, and Delacroix
In 1889 he helped organize, and was voted vice president of the International Congress of the Deaf at its first convention in Paris
proposed the bill to fight the rising tide of oralism "Sign language is our Language!"

Facts about Douglass Tilden 3

Upon returning to California, James Duval Phelan, wealthy mayor of San Fransisco became Tilden's patron

commissioned Tilden to create bronze statues to memorialize California

Mechanics- Market and Battery Streets, San Fransisco
Football players- University of California Berkeley
Baseball player and the Father Junipero Serra at Golden Gate Park
became a professor at the University of California
The Bear Hunt sculpture stands on the Campus for the Deaf in Fremont

Giving Commands involving a location

name the location (raise brows)
name the object (raise brows)
Indicate who (point to the person)
give the command (to put the object in a specific place)

Moving the letter Z

Z at the beginning- trace the letter "Z." hold the end position to spell the remaining letters
Z in the middle- spell the letters before the "Z" int he normal fingerspelling hand position. After tracing "Z," hold the end position to spell the remaining letters
Z at the end- after tracing the "Z" your hand position should be below the letters that preceded it

WH- Word question -- Which

to ask a "which" question, use contrasive structure followed by "which?"

Fun Fact about Princess Diana

acquired some fluency in British Sign Language and raised awareness of BSL and Deaf people. She was the patron of the British Deaf Association for 10 Years, and was beloved and admired by the British deaf community. She chose to sign her speech in BSL at the BDA's centennial celebration in 1990.

Giving Basic Directions

determine where the place is in relationship to where you are at the moment
establish a starting point

Conveying Distance

To indicate the location is far away

tilt your head
squint your eyes
open your mouth slightly
tell where: point with your arm fully extended

To indicate moderate distance

tilt your head
purse your lips slightly
tell where: point with your arm moderately extended

To indicate a location that is very near

tilt your head
clench teeth, turn head to the dominant side, with cheek almost touching shoulder
tell where: point with your hand close to your body

Spatial Agreement- orientation signs to the person being referred to

to continue to show agreement when sharing information about the person, orient your signs in the direction of the person you are talking about
if indicating information about a friend sitting to your right, all the signs will be done to the right of your body

Describing Pets

tell what kind of pet: dog, cat, bird...
indicate it's relative size

for large dogs: indicate the length and height (from the floor)
for small dogs and remaining pets: indicate the length only in front of you
for birds: indicate the height only, in front you

use your body to describe the pet: main color and distinctive markings

When responding to a Yes-NO question

make sure not to answer with just a yes or no, it makes you appear short and annoyed by the questions, make sure to give more information after answering yes or no

Fun Facts: Deaf Pets

it's common to find Deaf dalmatians
dogs and cats with white fur and blue eyes are often deaf

Visual Way of Living 1

Deaf space
Deaf friendly home- walls that do not block views or present barriers to communication, lighting is bright enough for easy visibility, seating is arranged to make sure people can see each other easily and also keep the door in sight, mirrors are strategically placed to make obstructed parts of rooms visible, or to see who is approaching from behind

Visual Way of Living 2

video phones and computers with web cameras are often integrated into areas where everyday life happens- kitchens, living rooms
alerting systems are visible, with lights whose flashing signals the doorbell or the phone ringing, or a baby crying in another room
Gallaudet is working on incorporating Deaf space on campus!

Contrastive structure

to compare and contrast things use the following

establish one topic on your non-dominant side
nod and shift your body slightly toward that side
orient the sings about the topic slightly toward that side
then do the same for the other topic (usually the opposite) on your dominant side

Ways to respond negatively to a question

making a negative statement
correcting the information
or doing both of the above

Fun Fact about Chaplin Movies

Deaf actors were free to play any role in the Silent Movies made popular by Charlie Chaplin. Grandville Radmond a famous deaf artist appeared in 8 Charlie Chaplin movies from 1918-1929. Redmond and Chaplin were close friends, and Redmond taught Chaplin sign language

Facts about Marie Jean Phillip 1

oldest of three deaf daughters born to deaf parents, she went to the American School for the deaf in Hartford (founded by Laurent Clerc and Thomas Gallaudet)
when she was 16 she was a freshman at Gallaudet University
she applied for a transfer to a hearing school, Oberlin College as an exchange student

as a result several of her classmates went on to learn ASL and work with Deaf people after college

In 1974, Phillips became a research assistant at Northeastern University focusing on ASL

Facts about Marie Jean Phillip 2

she went on to each college level ASL at Northeastern, Harvard and MIT
early advocate of ASL as a recognized language and began spreading the word in the early 1980's
Learning Center for Deaf Children changed its educational approach in 1985 looking to Phillip to offer her vision and help put it in place; became the first public school to formally recognize ASL as the language of instruction
Served on State of Massachusetts taskforce on Deafness that studied state departments

Facts about Marie Jean Phillip 3

a bill was introduced to the State legislature to set up a State Commission for the Deaf; after a hard fight, the Commission for the Deaf was passed into law and the commission established in 1986
adept in International Sign Language and was in demand as an interpreter at international deaf conferences
Learning center named the new elementary school after her
annual Marie Jean Phillip ASL poetry, storytelling, and Deaf Art competition started in 1997

Ranking

To indicate your ranking among siblings

first, use contrastive structure to tell the number of brothers and sisters
then use fingers on your non-dominant hand to represent each sibling in their birth order
point to the finger that represent you to give your ranking

General Note: ranking, the fingers of the non-dominant hand represent the total number of siblings in birth order.

Possessive Adjectives

in ASL possessive adjectives are made with a single movement of the "open B" hand followed by a noun. The open B hand is oriented toward the person who "owns" the person, place, or thing being discussed.

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Created: 2010-12-08
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