ASL: Lesson 3:

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Objectives:

___ I understand the importance of facial expressions.
___ I know what the acronym NMM stands for.
___ I am able to recognize and sign numbers 11-20
___ I am able to define "initialization
___ I am able to establish tense
___ I can name four sign parameters
___ I can define the word "predicate
___ I can explain how ASL deals with "ing, s, and ed" suffixes
___ I understand that ASL has its own syntax.
___ I understand Negation approaches such as headshake, NOT, and reversal of orientation]
___ I have taken the Lesson 3 Quiz
___ I have taken the general practice quiz for this lesson.  See: PRACTICE QUIZZES Also see: Lesson 3 quiz.
___ I am done with Lesson 3


Vocabulary:

ALL-[#ALL, whole]
ASK-[ask-to, inquire, request]
BAD

BATHROOM-[toilet, restroom]
BIG
CITY
CLASS
COME
don't-LIKE
FAMILY
FAVORITE-[prefer]
FINE
FROM
GO-[go-there, go-to]
GOOD-[better, best]
HERE
HOUSE [Also see: CITY]
MORE
NEED-[must, have-to, should, ought-to]
SCHOOL-[academic]
SO-SO-[sort-of]
SMALL
THINK-[brain, mind, think-about, wonder]
RAISED-[grow-up]
WANT

Negation: not, don't, reversal of orientation]

Review:  LIKE-[L01]



Practice:

Practice sheet 3.A
01. ASK-to-[that-person] NAME. (Ask that person for their name.)
02. YOU LIVE what-CITY? (What city do you live in?)
03. YOU LIKE LEARN SIGN? (Do you like learning sign?)
04. YOUR HOUSE BIG? (Is your house big?)
05. CHILDREN, HOW-MANY YOU?(How many children do you have?)

Practice Sheet 3.B
06. YOUR HOUSE, BATHROOM? HOW MANY  (How many bathrooms do you have in your house?)
07. YOU WORK WHERE? (Where do you work?)
08. YOU LIKE YOUR WORK? (Do you like your work?)
09. YOU THINK I SIGN GOOD? (Do you think I sign well?)
10. A-L-L, how-SIGN? (How do you sign all?)

Practice Sheet 3.C
11. INDEX-[that-person] WHO?(Who is he/she/that-person?)
12. FROM WHERE YOU? (Where are you from?)
13. YOU LIVE HERE? Do you live here?)
14. FAMILY DEAF? (Is anyone in your family deaf?)
15. YOUR HOUSE SMALL? Is your house small?)

Practice Sheet 3.D
16. WANT MORE CHILDREN YOU? (Doyou want more children?)
17. YOU GO SCHOOL YOU? (Do you go to school?)
18. YOU NEED BATHROOM? (Do you need to go to the bathroom?)
19. YOU THINK I SIGN BAD? (Do you think I sign bad?)
20. F-I-N-E, how-SIGN? (How do you sign the word 'fine'?) 



Additional Information:

Additional practice sentences and examples of sign variations:

Do you think I sign bad? (qm-wiggle: question mark wiggle)
Is your house huge? (cha)
What is the name of the city in which you live?
Where are you from?
Do you go to school? (version)
Who is he/she/that-person? (version)
Where are you from? (version)
Do you like learning sign language?
Do you have any Deaf family members?
What city do you live in?
Is anyone in your family deaf?
What city do you live in?


Story:

MY FAMILY ALL LIKE GO GRANDMA HOUSE.
SHE LIVE CITY SMALL.
NAME SALEM.
HER HOUSE BIG. BATHROOM HAVE THREE.
MY DAD GROW-UP THERE.
I THINK HOUSE SWELL.
DAD THINK SO-SO.
MY DAD not-LIKE SCHOOL THERE.
WHY-[rhetorical]? TEACHER THEY BAD.
HAVE ONE NICE TEACHER. NAME SMITH.
DAD THINK SHE GOOD.
THAT SCHOOL NEED MORE GOOD TEACHER
Also see: https://youtu.be/496uGsJ_5F4
 


Quizzes:

Self-study students, see:  Lesson 03 Practice Quiz
Taking this as a class?  Contact your local teacher or see your syllabus for the right quiz to take.
 


Notes: 

Suffixes

Lii: How does one go about using ing, s, and ed endings ? Does it need to be done?

Dr Bill: Good question Lii...

Sandy: Similar question - how do we use punctuation--other than emphasis with the face? Just pause? 

Dr Bill: Again a good question. Okay then, let me go ahead and answer both questions briefly here, then we'll hear comments from those of you who have them.

Dr Bill: "s" is a pluralization topic. You can pluralize any particular concept in a number of ways. So far in our lessons we have been using a sweeping motion, (To turn the word "HE" into the word "THEY"). "ed" is established by using a "tense marker" like PAST or is understood by
context. For example if I know you are talking about a trip you went on last week, You don't need to keep signing "PAST," I would understand it was past tense. You could sign "TRUE GOOD" and I would know you meant the trip went really well.

Dr Bill: Now, punctuation. You are right, you punctuate a sentence via your pauses and facial expressions.

Dr Bill: "ing, ed, and other suffixes are not used in ASL. If I want to change "learn" into "learning" I simply sign it twice to show it is a process. Many times the "ing" is implied. For example, "YESTERDAY I RUN" would be interpreted as "Yesterday I went for a run," or you could interpret it as, "Yesterday I went running." How you interpret it would depend on the rest of the message (context).  If you want to sign dying as opposed to "die" or "dead" you would do the sign slower (more drawn out) and not quite "finish" the sign before moving on to the next sign in your sentence. 



"Politically correct vs. Culturally correct"

Near the end of the twentieth century,  the Hearing political community pushed the idea that it was "politically correct" to call Deaf and hard of hearing people "hearing impaired." So for quite a while the general public worked hard at using the label "hearing impaired" as a way of referring to Deaf people.

This label was rejected by Deaf people. In general, the Deaf community (a social and cultural community) prefer to be called Deaf. The term Deaf is socially and culturally correct even if certain politicians persist in calling Deaf people hearing impaired.  Political correctness changes over time.  What is politically correct in one community may be incorrect in another community. Politicians who are "in the know" now use the term "Deaf." For more information see the terminology discussion.