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ASL Linguistics Quiz #8
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71. The first contact rule, the single sequence rule, and the weak hand anticipation rule are what kind of rules
a. morphological rules
b. phonological rules
c. syntactic rules
d. pragmatic rules

72. In the compound sign THINK-SAME, a movement segment is added between the final hold of THINK and the first movement of SAME. This is an example of: [61p]
a. the single sequence rule
b. assimilation
c. movement epenthesis
d. weak hand anticipation

73. When two signs are compounded, the noncontact holds between movements are eliminated. This principle is:
a. the single sequence rule
b. assimilation
c. hold deletion
d. movement epenthesis

74. If I sign BELIEVE, and my right hand starts looking more like a "C" handshape than a "1" handshape, or if I sign RESEMBLE (which is a combination of LOOK+STRONG) and I do the sign for STRONG up near my face—what is taking place?
a. assimilation
b. sloppy signing
c. accommodation
d. contamination

75. Fingerspelled letters:
a. Are actually signs
b. Are a direct result of language contact with English
c. May resemble the written symbol
d. Are actually signs, are a direct result of language contact with English, and may resemble the written symbol

76. The fingerspelled letter "C"
a. Is a free morpheme
b. Is a free phoneme
c. Is a bound phoneme
d. None of the above

77. In fingerspelling, a number of separate morphemes may begin to act like one single morpheme. When this happens the result is called:
a. Lexicalized fingerspelling
b. Morphological fingerspelling
c. Glossing
d. A loan sign

78. When glossing we use the symbol # to indicate:
a. Loan signs
b. Lexicalized fingerspelling
c. A sign is a number
d. That a sign is done with two hands

79. When a fingerspelled word becomes lexicalized, the location, handshapes, and orientation may change. Letters may be deleted. Movement may be added. Which of the following isn't one of the changes that sometimes takes place in lexicalized fingerspelling? [p64-67]
a. There may be reduplication of the movement
b. Each letter may begin to act as a separate morpheme
c. The second hand may be added
d. Grammatical information may be included

80. Lexicalized means:
a. "done quickly"
b. "Like a word"
c. borrowed
d. "done without stopping"

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