exam 2

Question 1

what are tips for understanding the fingerspelled words?

Answer 1

1. watch the movement of the letters to help figure out the fingerspelled word
2. use context provided by the sentence to help understand what word is spelled
3. catch the first few letters and last letter and relying on context, make an educated guess for the word.

Question 2

Who was a pioneering researcher of ASL and Deaf Culture and played a key role in establishing ASL as a recognized language in Massachusetts colleges in the early 1980s? Later, they served as the Bilingual-Bicultural Coordinator at The Learning Center for the Deaf in Framingham, Massachusetts.

Answer 2

Marie Jean Philip

Question 3

how do you sign a contrastive structure?

Answer 3

establish one topic on your non-dominant side;
nod and shift your body slightly towards that side;
orient the signs about the topic towards that side;
then do the same for the other topic (usually the “opposite”) on your dominant side.

Question 4

what are the two methods to form a negative response?

Answer 4

NONE: Means “do not have”, or “There isn’t any” or “there are none”. Shake head, NO, NONE
NOT: Used to say something is not true, or it is used to deny something. Shake head, NO, NOT

Question 5

what are the rocking numbers?

Answer 5

67, 68, 69, 78, 79, 89, 76, 86, 87, 96, 97, 98

Question 6

when ranking, what finger means what?

Answer 6

Pinkie is the smallest / last

Question 7

how do you tell someone’s age?

Answer 7

Index finger contacts chin then hand moves forward:
1–9 (palm out)
10 (palm to side)
11–15 (palm in)
16–19 (palm in)
20–66 (palm out, except for multiples of 11 palm down)

Question 8

what are the handshapes for adjectives?

Answer 8

Personal is index finger shape
Possessive is a b shape

Question 9

how to ask a “when” question?

Answer 9

1. Raise brows, Name the subject, then activity
2. Lower browns, ask “when”, lean head forward, hold the last sign.

Question 10

how to ask a “what one did/will do” question?

Answer 10

1. Raise brows, name the day
2. Lower brows, ask what person did/will do, hold last sign

Question 11

what are Agreement Verbs?

Answer 11

a verb that indicates the subject (the person doing the action) and the object (the person receiving the action) in its movement. Usually, the verb moves from the subject towards the object. Ex Give, show, throw, take, ask, tell

Question 12

what are the different ways to translate english “do” questions?

Answer 12

Do, must do, finish/done, you, when

Question 13

how do you ask someone how often?

Answer 13

Format it in a yes or no format, such as “everyday”

Question 14

what are some commonly fingerspelled words?

Answer 14

COUCH, VEST, SIZE, PUPPY, QUILT, TEE, X-RAY, PRIZE, JUNK, GIFT, BAG, BILLS, TV, HAM, ICE, GAS, ZOO, FAX, VAN, BBQ, DESK, TWIN, HERB, TRUCK, CONDO, JUICE, BURRITO, PLASTIC, JOB, NO, YES, FIX

Question 15

Who was a renowned LGBT Deaf ASL linguist, poet, and scholar who significantly advanced the appreciation and understanding of ASL as a language and literary genre, contributed to ASL sociolinguistics, and advocated for ASL-first language education for Deaf children?

Answer 15

Clayton Valli

Question 16

What’s Martha’s Vineyard Sign Language (MVSL)?

Answer 16

A village sign-language that was once widely used on the island of Martha’s Vineyard from the early 18th century to 1952. It was used by both deaf and hearing people in the community; consequently, deafness was not a barrier to participation in public life. Deaf people who signed Martha’s Vineyard Sign Language were extremely independent.