ASL: Lesson 4:

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Objectives:

___ I can give an example of at least one nonmanual marker (NMM).
___ I can demonstrate a few iconic signs. Iconicity
___ I can change the meaning of signs by modifying the way I sign them. Inflection
___ I know my numbers from 20-30. ___ I can give at least one example of "reversal of orientation for negation"
___ I can define the term "classifier."
___ I can give at least one example of a "Classifier: V"
___ I am able to recognize and sign the practice sentences and story for this lesson
___ I have taken the Lesson 4 Practice Quiz
___ I have taken the general practice quiz for this lesson. See: PRACTICE QUIZZES


Vocabulary:

ANGRY
AUNT
BABY
BED
BEDROOM
BRUSH-TEETH
CRY
DAUGHTER
don't-WANT
EXCUSE-[forgive / variation: lay-off / pardon]
FEEL
FRIEND
HAPPY
HELP
HURT [pain, injury]
IF
IDEA-[variation:? SUPPOSE, if]
LOVE
ROOM-[box]
SAD
SON
SORRY-[apologize, regret]
STOP
SUPPOSE
UNCLE
WASH

Also see: CL:V-[stand, walk-to, lie down, toss-and-turn, dive, jump, get up]
Review: WANT-[from Lesson 3]


Practice:

01. YOU FEEL HAPPY?
02. UNCLE, YOU HOW-MANY?
03. YOUR FATHER, HOW-MANY SONS?
04. YOU HAVE BABY?
05. YOUR BEDROOM BIG?

06. I NEED BRUSH-TEETH?
07. YOU FEEL WANT CRY YOU?
08. YOUR BOY/GIRL-FRIEND NAME?
09. YOUR TEACHER HAVE DAUGHTER?
10. LEARN SIGN, NEED HELP YOU?

11. YOU HURT WHERE?
12. IF-[suppose] TEACHER SPELL SLOW, YOU UNDERSTAND S/HE?
13. YOU LOVE WHO?
14. YOU SAD WHY?
15. YOU SORRY COME CLASS?

16. YOU WANT STOP LEARN SIGN?
17. W-A-S-H how-SIGN?
18. YOUR EXCUSE WHAT?
19. AUNT YOU, HOW-MANY?
20. YOU WANT BABY?


Additional Information:

HOW-MANY:  The sign "HOW-MANY" doesn't need to use the sign "HOW." You can save yourself effort by just doing a short upward movement and furrowing your eyebrows.

HOW-MANY uses a furrowed brow and moves upward. The sign "MANY" uses a "nod of the head" and moves a bit forward. These are three different signs:  HOW / MANY / HOW-MANY

EXCUSE: The sign EXCUSE can be used to mean "forgive."

Facial Expressions: use plenty of facial expressions for yes/no type questions (eyebrows up) and WH-type questions (eyebrows down).

ASK-to:  Be careful that you don't sign NEED when you mean "ASK-to".  See: NEED: https://youtu.be/Eo-vEE1gFxM  The sign NEED starts as an "X" hand and stays an "X" hand. The movement is mostly a bend of the wrist.
The sign we are using for "ask to" (ASK-to) starts as an index finger (or "1" handshape) and changes into an "X" hand as the hand is moved toward the person being asked something. The movement is mostly in the elbow and shoulder with little or no bending of the wrist.  See: ASK-to: https://youtu.be/GtzG1RpF_E4  Later in the curriculum you'll see a version of "ask to" that touches the fingernail to the pad of the thumb and then flicks the finger toward the person being asked something.

LARGE:  While at one time the sign LARGE likely was done by just holding up two "L" hands and moving them apart -- that sign has evolved.   The sign LARGE / big tends to use "claw-L" handshapes in which the index finger is like a hook (like in the letter X) -- but the thumb should be extended (like it is for an "L").  The thumb can be either straight or bent but it should not be touching the middle finger during the sign LARGE. See: https://youtu.be/LLGY5yaSLDk

HAPPY:  Don't sign ENJOY when you mean HAPPY.  See: HAPPY: https://youtu.be/ZXHHO_DY6_A   Plus be aware that HAPPY has a common one-handed version ( https://youtu.be/SHc7_8aD9Rw ), also some people sign HAPPY at the upper chest location ( https://youtu.be/MlnnmyrKpg0 ).

ENJOY: https://youtu.be/Uo_AUbP0O9g The sign "enjoy / appreciate" looks like a two handed version of PLEASE.  


Story:

"MY AUNT WANT DIVORCE-[version-1]. UNCLE HE-[index on the right] LOVE HER-[index on the left]. not-WANT DIVORCE-[version-2]. HE SAD, ANGRY, HURT-(over heart). GO BEDROOM V-hand-"toss and turn" CRY, CRY. he-ASK-[far-right] FRIEND HELP-him-[uncle]. FRIEND HIS IDEA, IF UNCLE WANT HAPPY, WANT STOP FEEL SAD HE NEED go-MEET HIS WIFE APOLOGIZE ASK-[formal] FORGIVE."

My aunt wants a divorce.  Uncle loves her. Doesn't want a divorce. He is sad, angry, heartbroken. He goes to his bedroom and cries. He asked a friend to help him.  The friend's idea was that if uncle wants to be happy and stop feeling sad he should go to his wife, apologize and ask for forgiveness.

01. MY AUNT WANT DIVORCE-[version-1].
02. UNCLE HE-[index on the right] LOVE HER-[index on the left].
03. not-WANT DIVORCE-[version-2].
04. HE SAD, ANGRY, HURT-(over heart).
05. GO BEDROOM V-hand-"toss and turn" CRY, CRY.
06. he-ASK-[far-right] FRIEND HELP-him-[uncle].
07. FRIEND HIS IDEA,
08. IF UNCLE WANT HAPPY,
09. WANT STOP FEEL SAD
10. HE NEED go-MEET HIS WIFE
11. APOLOGIZE ASK-[formal] FORGIVE

My aunt wants a divorce. 
Uncle loves her.
Doesn't want a divorce.
He is sad, angry, heartbroken.
He goes to his bedroom and cries.
He asked a friend to help him. 
The friend's idea was that
if uncle wants to be happy
and stop feeling sad
he should go to his wife,
apologize and ask for forgiveness.

See:https://youtu.be/VvO856j3J9A
Also see: https://youtu.be/VvO856j3J9A



Quizzes:

Self-study students, see:  Lesson 4 Practice Quiz
Taking this as a class?  Contact your local teacher or see your syllabus for the right quiz to take.


Notes: 

Question from a student:  When I make a mistake while signing, how should I handle it?  Do I "erase" it?

Answer: No. Don't do erasing movement. Just shake your head a bit and redo the sign correctly.

Question from a student:  I was told when you communicate with a Deaf person you shouldn't focus on their hands but instead you should focus on their face. Is that true?

Answer:  Yes, that is true.  By watching the face of your signing partner you can pick up on the facial grammar and (if they are mouthing) read their lips for clues (mouth morphemes) as to what is being signed. As a beginner you aren't used to using your peripheral vision to read signs but as you become more familiar with ASL vocabulary it will be easier to recognize (through your peripheral vision) what signs are happening on the hands while you stay more or less focused on the person's face. Note: I'm not saying you should mouth English while signing ASL. (You shouldn't.)  I'm saying that many Deaf mouth an occasional word or part of a word. If you are staring at our hands you will miss the eyebrow raises that indicate "yes/no" or rhetorical questions, the eyebrow furrows that indicate "WH"-type questions, and the occasional mouth morphemes (small parts of language that have meaning).  For example, putting your tongue over your bottom teeth and opening your mouth slightly while signing "LATE" turns it into "not-YET."


Extra Sentences:

YOU HAVE EXCUSE? [L4]
YOU HAPPY? [L4]

CITY YOU WORK? (In what city do you work?)
HOW YOU SIGN A-S-K--T-O? (How do you sign "ask to"?)
HOW YOU SIGN H-E-A-R-I-N-G? (How do you sign "hearing"?)
LEARN SIGN, YOU WANT STOP YOU ? (Do you want to stop learning sign language?)
MARRIED YOU? (ARE YOU MARRIED?)
MY NAME BILL. WHO YOU? (My name is Bill. Who are you?)
SMALL CITY, YOU LIKE? (DO YOU LIKE SMALL CITIES?)
STUDENTS HERE, YOU LIKE ALL? (DO YOU LIKE ALL OF THE STUDENTS HERE?)
THIS CITY, YOU THINK NICE? (DO YOU THINK THIS CITY IS NICE?)
 

WANT YOU-MEET MY MOM YOU? (DO YOU WANT TO MEET MY MOTHER?)
YOU LIVE WHERE? (WHERE DO YOU LIVE?)
YOU FROM HERE? (ARE YOU FROM HERE?)
YOU LIKE [He, she, they] TEACHER? (DO YOU LIKE THE TEACHER?)
YOU LIKE BIG CITY? (DO YOU LIKE BIG CITIES?)
 

YOU LIKE COME+ HERE? (DO YOU LIKE COMING HERE?)
YOU LIKE GO WORK? (DO YOU LIKE GOING TO WORK?)
YOU LIKE SHE? [POINT AT A STUDENT] (DO YOU LIKE HER?)
YOU SINGLE YOU? (ARE YOU SINGLE?)
YOUR NAME, SPELL? (HOW DO YOU SPELL YOUR NAME?)

Lesson update:  Previously there was a sentence: YOU FEEL HAPPY WHEN? -- but the sign WHEN isn't introduced until Lesson 6.  So for now just Sign: YOU FEEL HAPPY?

NICE [me]-MEET-you. (It's nice to met you.) (Notice that the words "me" and "you" are lowercase and in brackets? That means just do the sign MEET but start the movement of the dominant hand from a location near yourself and move that hand toward the non-dominant hand which is held further out (representing the other person)


Curriculum revisions:
No need to read this. Just some notes for future revisions of this page.
Note: A better way to say "Who hurt your feelings?" would be to sign "Who insulted you?"  But since the intent of the lesson is to teach the signs HURT and FEEL, the sentence would be better if it was, "YOU FEEL PAIN WHERE?" (Where does it hurt?)

WHO HURT YOUR FEEL? [L4] Or you could sign this as:  SOMEONE HURT YOUR FEELINGS. WHO?  or PERSON HURT YOUR FEELINGS WHO.