Oct 24-27 Flashcards
The Football Huddle
1894
Paul Hubbard
Deaf Quartberback at Gaulladet
Invente secret to avoid having other team see his sign language between plays
Secret
Thumbs up fist with thumb at bottom lip palm facing outwards
Invent
B from forehead outwards
Better
Forget but on chin
Feelings
Middle finger draws line up on right chest
Plan
Palms parallel facing each other fingertips outwards, sway to the right leaving space between hands
Quote
Quotation marks curve with both hands
No I’m not ___
Used to say something is not true, or to deny something
“No”, “Not”, “Not true”
No I have no ___
Means “do not have”, “there isn’t any”, or “there are none”
“None”
I am not teacher
I, Not, Teacher
OR Teacher I am not (OSV)
There is no grapes left
Grapes no more left
He doesn’t have any sisters
Man he, sisters, he have, none
She doesn’t have any money
Woman, she, money, don’t have
OR
Woman, she, money, she have, none
I don’t drink coffee
Coffee I not drink
I don’t like ice cream
Ice cream, I, no, like
She doesn’t have a dog
Woman, she, dog, she have, none
Age
Old 1x (formal)
OR
Tap index finger on right side of chin with palm facing out, then indicate number of age (informal)
How old are you? (Response)
Age, Number
e.g. 48 –> palm faces out for both numbers
Deafness*
“The total or partial inability to hear sounds”
This term focuses own the medical condition of not being able to hear
Deaf people do not focus on not hearing sounds but instead are proud to be part of a unique linguistic and cultural community
Medical
Left palm up, Right middle finger shakes on left palm
Need/Should
X points down 2x
Must/Have to
X points down 1x strictly
Translate
Fists with index fingers upwards, shake together
Grandparents
Grandmother then Grandfather quickly
Is 45 a rocking number?
No.
Back
Direction when fingerspelling moves towards object
“I give book back” –> outwards spell
JA Letters
J to A thumb pointing up
JE letters
J to E palm pointing up
JO Letters
J to O palm facing up
JI Letters
J to I with pinky facing up
JU Letters
J to U U pointing up
Classifiers
Help to clarify your message, highlight specific details, provide an efficient way of conveying information
-Describe size and shape of object
-represent the object itself
-demonstrate how object moves
-convey how it relates to other objects and/or people
Limb Classifiers (representing feet/shoes)
- Place both feet together
- put right foot in front of left foot
- Tap left foot several times
- Lift their toes (with heels on ground)
- Click heels together
Limb Classifiers (with movement)
- Shuffle
- Stroll
- Walk pigeon toed
4 Walk on tip toes - Duck walk
- Hobble (pretend limping with hands)
- Wobble
Ages 1-9
Palm Out
Age 10
Palm to side
Ages 11-15
Palm in
Ages 16-19
Palm in
Ages 20-66
Palm out
Except for multiples of 11 –> palm down
Ages less than 1 year –> use months
1-9 Months (old, then number on right hand slides down index finger of left)
10-11 Months (sign old, then number and then right index slides down left to indicate month)
A hearing child of Deaf adults is…
Coda
Often a Coda’s first language is ASL
International organization of coda from around the world
Rarely encounter problems learning how to speak
Many codas cherish ASL and the Deaf community
Percent
0 with right hand and outline right corner
Cherish
Claw with right hand palm facing on chin closes on chin to fist
CODA Movie
Ruby is the only hearing person in her Deaf family
When the family is business is threatened, she finds herself pursuing her love of music and fear of abandoning her parents
3 Oscar awards (Best picture, Best supporting actor, Best adapted screenplay)
Stars
Index fingers of both hands pointing upwards shake up and down
Award(s)
Thumb and pinky fists (yellow) with both hands, thumbs and pinky touching together and move forward
Adapted
Index finger knuckles and curved indexes fists together, indexes pointing each other and slightly pivot against each other
Teenager
T from chin to ear tap
Retired
Both hands, Thumb and index curved on chest
I have 3 brothers, no sisters OR 3 brothers, no sisters I have
To indicate ranking among siblings
Contrastive structure to tell number of brothers and sisters
Fingers on dominant hand point to number of ranking on non-dominant hand
non dominant hand to represent each sibling in birth order
Oldest
Old to thumbs up that moves upwards
That’s interesting/Cool
Thumb on centre chest and palm to side , fingers shake
Close to
Left palm facing body, right palm facing body starts at chest and back of hand moves to hit left palm
Are you close to a sibling?
Close sibling which ?
Response: Me, close, point on hand indicate, both, close(set), point on hand
Ask about similarities between the siblings?
You, sibling, Same, Different, What?
Limb Classifiers (Arm and index finger representing legs)
- Stretch legs outward in front of body
- Cross legs
- Pull legs and feet under chair while sitting
- Raise right leg upwards
Limb Classifiers (using index fingers as legs)
- Limp
- Stagger
- Prowl
- Tiptoe
- Waddle
- Goosestep
- Quicken
- Walk backwards
- Walk sideways
Baby
Baby motion with hands
Career Woman
Work, Woman
Only Child
Me, Alone
OR
Me, Alone, Child
Limb classifiers (using V as legs)
- Jump up
- Leap (jump but fingers land back on hand)
- Do a cartwheel (fingers turn off hand and land back on centre)
- Do a somersault (Fingers crumple to onto palm into fist which turns off palm and back to V on palm)
Limb Classifiers (Using I as upright body)
- Zoom
- Waddle (index finger pointing up, shakes side to side slowly like waddle)
- Zigzag (index finger pointing up zig sags)
Limb Classifiers (Using index finger as upright body)
- Zoom (Move finger to direction quickly)
- Waddle (shake finger)
- Zigzag (zigzag motion with finger)
Limb Classifiers (Act)
- Walk barefoot on hot pavement (index fingers walking with facial expression OW)
- Walk up a down escalator (index fingers move up stairs quickly, then slide down like moving down escalator; face is straight when moving down but EE when moving up)
- Walk in thick mud (index fingers walk tough with face struggling)
- Walk on a tightrope (index fingers walk in front of each other and face goes straight to AHH when almost tipping off)
- Walk in deep snow (Walk slow while face is MMPH as if deep falling and exhaust
- Walk along corridor of a train (index fingers tip toe, face OO like tiptoeing)
- Walk on a curb (index fingers walk gently in front of each other, face like poise)
- Walk like a pregnant woman (index fingers walk and hobble far apart from each other, face like exhaust)
- Walk like an obese person (same as 8)
- Walk like a prissy person (index finger walks gently in front of each other, poised face)
- Walk backwards after seeing a snake (index fingers slowly walk back in large steps, OR zoom quickly, frightened face EE-AA)
Aunt
A swipes towards 2x by ear, palm faces outwards
Uncle
U swipes towards chin 2x by ear
Cousin
C with palm facing ear, slight shake
Girl–> shake near chin
Boy–> shale near forehead
Cousin (general) –> shake by ear
Niece
N with fingertips pointing to chin, shake forward and back by chin
Nephew
N with fingertips pointing to forehead, shake forward and back slightly
Son in law
Son, finger spell law
OR
Son, right gun on left palm facing outward taps twice (top to bottom of palm)
Daughter in law
Daughter, right gun on left palm facing outward taps twice (top to bottom of palm)
Brother in law
Brother, right gun on left palm facing outward taps twice (top to bottom of palm)
Sister in law
Sister, right gun on left palm facing outward taps twice (top to bottom of palm)
Grandchildren
Fingerspell GRAND then sign child
OR
GRAND, son
GRAND, daughter
Bike, I have none. Have you?
SPK I don’t live there. There SPK you live?
France I’m not born. France,you born there?
My aunt, dog she have none. Dog you have?
Pop I detest. Pop you like?
Adults
Angle palms above head facing down and shake forward and back in cycle motion
Actor/theatre/play
fists move in cycle motion towards chest
Best
“Better” but quicker and more emphasized
Screenplay
Movie, write
Socks
“Stars” but index fingers point downwards
“Family Dog” Painting
Susan Duper
Expressive of feelings typical to isolated Deaf children living with non-Signing hearing families
Favorite
Middle finger on chin taps 2x
NTID
Rochester, NY
National Technical Institute for the Deaf
First and largest technological college in the world for Deaf Students
Deaf people go to Gaulladet OR NTID for Post Secondary Education
Rochester
R outlines a right corner
New York
Left palm up, right hand in “yellow” sign and swipes left to right on left palm
Identity
Left palm faces right side right hand in fist with pink up and thumb side knocks into left palm 2x
Experience
Open palm, fingers spread, then slide down right side of cheek and gently close 2x
Perspective
Bunny ears first behind left index finger then circle move to the front
Susan Dupor
Born Deaf
attended “hearing impaired” mainstream programs from K-12 in Wisconsin
1987: enrolled in NTID major in illustration
“Constantly exploring my identity as a Deaf woman”
Almost
Palms with thumbs up facing body and fingertips touching, right fingertips pull back towards chest
Smart
Middle finger on right forehead and flick outward away from head finger pointing outward
Family Tree
Family, Tree
Describing My Aunt
My, Mom, Her,Ranking, Sister, My, Aunt
I will run
Tomorrow I run
I run
Today I run
I ran
Yesterday I run
I will read
tomorrow I read
I read
Today I read
I read
Yesterday I read
He will work
Man, he, tomorrow, he, work
He works
Today, he, work
He worked
Yesterday, he, work
Possessive adjectives
Made with a single movement of the “open B” hand followed by a noun
Hand is oriented to the person who “owns” the person, place, or things being discussed
Do not indicate gender; instead they indicate location of the “owner”
Still Live (alive)
Still, Live (but slowly)
Gone
Dead
OR
“Both” but whole hand instead of 2 fingers
Ask if B’s mother has brothers and sisters
Your, Mother, have, Sibling, (how many)?
Tornado
Index fingers point towards each other (right pointing down left pointing up) and circle together moving outward
Visit
Verb: V with both hands moving towards
Noun:
Important
F with both hands, thumb and indexes touching in front of centre chest, fingertips facing outwards. Hands move away and circle around till they meet above and finger tips point upwards.
Gross
F with right hand touches on left chest 1x with fingertip belly pointing to left
Emergency
E with both hands palm faces outwards shake at chest
Emotions
E with both hands, facing body, at each side of chest and circle alternating towards chest.
Happy
Right palm in front of centre chest and motions circles up and towards body
Surprised
Fists start at each cheekbone and then move outwards into L’s
Angry
Claw palms facing body, at each side of chest, move upwards and slightly angle outwards
Excited
Palms open, facing body, middle fingers inwards towards chest and circle inwards to body and upwards alternating
Bored
Index finger at right side of nose, finger belly facing outwards, turns towards face to flick outward and finger belly facing face
Sad
Both palms in front of face, facing face, slide downward
Loving
Same as pretty
Scared
Both palms on outer edges of chests, facing body, move inwards and right palm onto of left (with space between)
Mad
Right claw palm goes in front of mouth
