Oct 17-20 Flashcards
Fall (Season)
Left elbow slanted, Right palm facing down and motions downward at left elbow
Won’t
Thumbs up fist thumb moves towards right shoulder
“There are two types of people; those who can’t hear, and those who won’t listen”
Frederick C. Shreiber
Frederick C. Shreiber
Quote led to an increase of Deaf studies
Church
“Chocolate” but 2x knock on left fist
Conceive
Fingers interlock 1x (Football but 1x), fingertips pointing outward
Need = Should
Need 1x
Should 2x
Must
Need but emphasized
Plane
Noun: ILY shake forward
Verb: move hand forward
Go out
Open palm to pinch fist away from right side of head
Go steady
Thumbs up fists together rock forwards and back
Ring
Left index on Right wrist, Right hand fingers shake
Flirt
Palms facing downwards, thumbs together, fingers flutter and hands move slightly forward
Story
Pinch fists slightly cross together and then fan outwards 2x
Fall in Love
Right index at nose, then knocks on Left palm facing upward 2x
Love fade away
Open palms facing up and move outward into pinch fists
It’s Over
O with both hands, move outward into F both hands
Propose
Right hand under left slightly (Like mountain), palms face upward
Engaged
Left palm faces down, triangular shape, Right fist in E taps on Left phalanges 1x
Plan
Palms in front of body facing each other parallel, fingertips outwards, sway together from left to right side
Wedding
Palms facing down outwards and come together in handshake pinch fist motion with left fingertips on outside, left cups right
Married/Marry
Hands clasp
Pregnant
Right palm faces tummy, fingertips facing down, move outward from tummy
Baby
Fingertip cradle rock side to side, Right palm closer to body
Born
Right fingertips flick under “Baby” cradle so palm faces down/outwards
Twins
V goes down left chin then down right chin
Grandmother
Palm open, thumb on chin and flicks forward away from face
Grandfather
Palm open, thumb on forehead and flicks forward away from face
Negation
0 with both hands, together and move outward to sides away from each other
Both girls and boys
Contrastive structure (e.g. 1 girl, 1 boy)
Children all one gender
Simple statement (e.g. 2 daughters)
Mention both genders
Contrastive Structure (e.g. 1 boy, 0 girls)
Maybe
Palms facing up and move up and down opposite directions like scale
Timber Story
Man with hat, shirt plaid (number 4 makes cross on chest), buttons, ax carrying
Man cuts tree and tree falls
Man steps back and yells TIMBER
Lunch: Eats apple, sandwich
Man tries to cut LARGE (Cha) tree but it doesn’t fall when he yells Timber 2x so he calls a doctor
Doctor listens on tree and says it is Deaf
Man Signs TIMBER and large tree falls !
1st tree falls, 2nd tree falls, 3rd tree doesn’t because it is Deaf and after fingerspelling TIMBER, it falls!
Buttons
9 with circle on chest, move down chest like buttons
Ax
Outline square with index fingers, left has hole, right draws handle going down from it, imagine carrying it
Sandwich
Pinch angle fist swipes horizontal across lips
OR
Right pinch angle fist interlocks IN left pinch angle fist, Right fingertips facing body, palms facing down
Doctor
Right angle palm fingertips tap on base of anterior left palm facing up 2x
Eat (Verb)
Right elbow on Left palm facing downwards , fingers pointing up (Left forearm parallel with ground)
Tell
X facing body from chin flicks outward
Tree
Right elbow on Left palm facing downwards , fingers pointing up (Left forearm parallel with ground)
Trees: Tree then Right palm facing downwards, horizontal circles
Lunchkit
motion opening and closing the kit/thermos, right hand moves open and closed, etc
I’m hungry
Right palm faces body slightly curved, runs up to down centre chest 2x
George Veditz
“The Preservation of Sign Language” video in 1913
His signs were old; signs are changing from time to time
Preservation of ASL because of Alexander Graham Bell (AGB)
Interpreter
F with both hands, pinched fingers are touching and right hand pivots forward and back
Tree Cut
Left arm vertical up and right hand palm upchops near elbow with hand
OR pretend to slice with ax (hands together like holding baseball bat)
Lunch time
Eat then Right elbow on Left palm facing downwards , fingers pointing up (Left forearm parallel with ground)
Nurse
Same as doctor but “U” with right hand on wrist
