ASL: Lesson 32

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Objectives:

___ I have taken the Lesson 32 Practice Quiz
___ I have taken the general practice quiz for this lesson. See: PRACTICE QUIZZES
___ I know that the "person" sign can be used to transform certain verbs into nouns.
___ I am able to use a sweep movement as a frequency modifier to transform certain signs from referring to a single occurrence to instead referring to a repeated or habitual occurrence.
___ I know what titles of address are and how they are of less importance in the Deaf community.

List of signs and sentences:
Level 03 (Lessons 31 - 45) Practice Cards (in MS Word .doc format)
Level 03 Sentence List
Level 03 You Tube Playlist



Vocabulary:

DATE
DREAM
EMAIL
FALL
FALL-IN-LOVE
INTEREST
INTERRUPT-[variation: bother]
PULL - (depends on concept)
PUSH - (depends on concept)
REASON-[realize]
SHUT-UP
SLEEP-[Variation: sleepy, related concept: "over-sleep," related concept: sunrise]
THROW-[variation: throw-away]
TOPIC
TRADE-[replace, exchange]
TURN-[turn-on, turn-off, knob/switch]
UPSET
WAVE-NO
WON'T-[refuse]


Review Vocabulary

MAJOR-(main, line of work)-[L15] | SERVICE-(waiter) | CHECK-(rectangle, card, variation: "bank"-check) | WAITER-[L15]


Expansion Vocabulary

Response vocabulary: "WAVE NO"-[L32]

Conversation negotiation vocabulary: IT IS YOUR TURN.-[L32]


Practice:

Practice sheet: 32.A
01. YOU DREAM ABOUT WHAT?
02. TOPIC YOU INTERESTED WHAT?
03. YOU FALL-IN-LOVE EASY YOU?
04. YOU GO DENTIST PULL-TOOTH BEFORE YOU?
05. DURING YOU STUDY, PERSON INTERRUPT YOU MOST WHO?

Practice sheet: 32.B
06. WEEK WEEK EMAIL YOU SEND HOW-MANY? (How many emails do you send weekly?)
07. CAR YOU PUSH BEFORE YOU?
08. YOU TAKE-UP ASL CLASS, what-REASON?
09. ASL TEACHER TELL STUDENT SHUT-UP, WHY?
10. PAST NIGHT YOU SLEEP HOUR HOW-MANY?

Practice sheet: 32.C
11. COMPUTER, YOU SHUT-OFF WHEN?
12. YOU UPSET EASY?
13. MOVIE YOU WON'T WATCH WHAT-KIND?
14. PAST-[former] BOY-FRIEND / GIRL-FRIEND PICTURE, YOU THROW-AWAY YOU?
15. FUNNY-[comic] BOOK, YOU LIKE TRADE?

Practice sheet: 32.D
16. YOU THINK TEACHER EAT TOO-MUCH?
17. EAT FINISH, YOU LIKE SHORT-[duration] SLEEP?
18. RESTAURANT YOU THINK SERVICE LOUSY, what-NAME?
19. FOR DATE, YOU LIKE DO-what?
20. THIS CLASS, STUDENT WON'T EAT MEAT WHO?


Additional Information:

Notes:

The non-initialized sign for PERSON is sometimes called the "AGENT" sign. It is added to some verbs to create nouns describing the roles of people.

For example:
WAITER: You can add the PERSON-(agent) sign to "SERVICE" to mean "waiter."

Sweep movement: A sweeping movement can be added to some signs to indicate that something is repeated or habitual. The "sweep" movement can function as a repetition or frequency modifier that can transform some signs from the concept from a single occurrence to a repeated or habitual occurrence.

For example:
EVERY-AFTERNOON: The sign "every-AFTERNOON" is similar to the sign "afternoon" except that the dominant hand makes a horizontal (sideways) sweep.

GO-WITH / accompany: Use the sign WITH, but move it forward at an angle to your right (or left) toward your "destination."

SELF-[think-self, myself, yourself, himself, themselves]. The sign "self" can be modified to indicate various pronouns or to tell someone to "Think for yourself." ("It is up to you.") See the "ACCOMPANY" entry on the "WITH advanced discussion" page.

CAR: The sign CAR tends to use an "S" handshape.

WHICH: The sign WHICH tends to use an "A" handshape or a modified "A" handshape wherein the thumbs stick out.

EASY: The sign EASY is generally done with a double movement.

ALMOST: The sign ALMOST is done with a single movement.

THAN: The sign THAN is done with both hands palm down.

TAKE: The version of "take" labeled as "TAKE-up" (or "ADOPT") is used for "taking a class, adopt, or evaporate." TAKE-from is used to mean acquire from some other person or source.

TITLES or titles of address: When signing in the Deaf community we rarely use the "title" "Dr." as in "Dr. Vicars." We tend to just use the person's name sign and are much less concerned with "titles." Also, we only use the DOCTOR sign when referring to "medical doctors." On those limited occasions when we do refer to people who hold "doctor of philosophy" or "doctor of education" degrees (such as introducing them at a conference) we fingerspell "D-R."

In college environments, when sending an English-based email to instructors who hold doctorate degrees it is polite or customary for students to type "Dr." but in everyday conversations in the hallway, meetings, or classes it is generally standard to just use the person's name sign (without adding the title "Dr."). During formal meetings in academic settings involving mixed cultural groups (Deaf and Hearing or instructors and students) you may notice that when professional interpreters see a name sign they tend to voice the title "Dr." along with the last name of the person being referenced. That is because such interpreters are skilled at jockeying between cultures. It is their job to recognize and bridge the cultural differences. If the meeting is a small faculty meeting with no students involved then the interpreter is much more likely to voice just the first name of the person being referenced with a name sign. Again, that is because the interpreter is aware of the setting and interprets in a culturally appropriate manner.


Quizzes:

Self-study students, see: Lesson 32 Practice Quiz
Taking this as a class? Contact your local teacher or see your syllabus for the right quiz to take.


Notes:

The signs EMAIL (Lesson 05), SLEEP (Lesson 14), and TOPIC (Lesson 26) also appear in earlier vocabulary lists; they are included here again as part of this lesson's set.

In the source page's Review Vocabulary list, SERVICE and CHECK are not introduced in Lessons 1-31, so they carry no lesson tag here. SERVICE and WAITER share the same vocabulary page.