ASL - Blue book (Part B) Flashcards
What are the adverbial conjunction signs that include conditional clauses?
- After/Finish
- Before
- Happen/When
- If/Suppose
What is the purpose/uses of the “Finish” conjunction ?
Serves as the “then” conjunction.
As in listing.
What is the ASL translation for the idiomatic equivalent phrase, “There is/There are”?
Have
Ex)
“Picnic table HAVE squirrel.”
There is a squirrel on the picnic table.
List 3 purposes for the sign “bored/Boring.”
- Lack of activity
- Lack of interest
- not wanting to do an activity
What is quantifier ?
Shows how many. Can be placed before/after a noun or both.
Personal pronouns can be characterized by what band shape?
- I
- You
- He/She/It
- We
- They
Possessive pronouns can be characterized by what hand shape?
- My/Mine
- Your/s
- Their/s
- Our/s
Reflexive Pronouns can be characterized by what hand shape?
-Myself
-yourself
-himself
Etc.
What’s the difference between Won’t and Refuse ?
Won’t = can’t/not Refuse = mouth “refuse” while signing firmly
List any 3 negative prefixes
DIS-like (Not)
UN-satisfied (Not)
MIS-judge (Wrong)
Where are frequency adverbs placed in an ASL translation of: “I OFTEN go.”
The word “Often” can go before/after the noun or both.
What’s an example of a preposition change for “on”?
Eng : See you on Monday
ASL: See You FUTURE Monday
The primary purpose of using prepositions is for _________.
Location of an object
What are the 4 coordinating/Various conjunctions?
- And
- But
- Or
- Nor/Not
What are the 5 ASL substitutions for “And”?
- Plus
- Both
- Also
- Rank
- Role Shift
What are the 4 correlated conjunctions ?
- Both..And..(and not used in ASL)
- Not only..But Also..(“not only” not used)
- Either..Or..(Either not used)
- Neither..Nor..(Use not for both)
How are interjections expressed in ASL?
Exaggeration of FE w/ sign -Awesome! -Good! -Perfect! Etc
What is not signed when talking about year? (I.e.2000,2006,2019)
The word “Thousand”
Instead use individual numbers by chunk or individual numbers by themselves
What is an intensifier?
- Less
- More
- Most
- Too
- A little
What are relative pronouns ?
The introduce noun, adjective and adverb clauses WITHOUT facial grammar.
Ex)
I know WHO work in office
What is one acception for using the verb “to be” in ASL ?
—N— (FS)
CAN’T BE .
What Wh-words can be finger-spelled in either isolation or at the end of a sentence?
How (FS) What (FS) When (FS) Who (FS) Why (FS)
ASL does not use the word “and” between nouns, verbs or adjectives?
Verbs
WILL is not signed for future tense if , what ?
If the conversation is already in future mode.
Ex)
Next week
This afternoon
When is the only time you would finger spell the word “OF”?
For specific names w/ OF in the name.
Ex)
National Association OF the Deaf
What are the key ASL sensory verbs ?
Seem like Feel like Look like Smell like Taste like Sound like (Like signed “same-as”)
What are the 3 accretions that incorporate 10 into the rule of 9 ?
AGE-10
10-DOLLAR/CENT
10-MINUTE
What are the 3 reasons for a signer to use a double pronoun?
Emphasis (I want go, I ) Personal style (He Hearing, He) Variety (You pass, you)
Do NOT mouth the double pronoun @ the end.
ONCE has 2 meanings, 1 is time, what is the other?
Replace Once for Happen.
What is mouthed for something bigger than “cha!” ?
MORE BIG, MORE TALL, MORE LONG
