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Vocabulary Expansion Series Lesson 42.

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ASL American Sign Language Vocabulary Expansion Series (42)
Dr. Bill Vicars with Cäsar Jacobson
Intended audience: Students who have who have completed Level 2 or higher of the ASL University curriculum.
youtu.be/NdsDWWk72DI

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From the PowerPoint slides:
Vocabulary:

LASER
LED
LENS
BIAS
REFLECTION
REFRACTION

RED
LIGHT version light device light bulb a light the light
shoot out or project out in a straight line
extend or project out in a straight line
Review:
LIGHT version light device light bulb a light the light
shoot out or project out in a straight line
extend or project out in a straight line

01. LASER version 1
RED shoot out from index
LASER version 2
RED extend out from index
laser pointer version 1 fs-LASER wave around
laser pointer version 2 red light-device wave around
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a line
string
thread
boundary
strung up in a line with several connecting points
thin strip
a massive number of individual dots (vertical)
STAR stars
stars in the sky
acne measles chickenpox (context)

02. LED light emitting diode fs-LED
a strip of LEDs
a string of LEDs
a massive number of LEDs on a panel
a single small LED shining upward
Review, show me …
laser
RED LIGHT-device SHOOT-out-from-index
laser pointer
a star filled sky
a string of LEDs hung up
a strip of LEDs
a single small LED shining upward
We discussed the concept of "glass" a few lessons ago.
Do you remember the main sign for glass?
The legacy sign for glass has been around for a long time: tapping in front of the teeth.
Depending on context tapping in front of the teeth can mean …
glass tooth porcelain cement dentist
Other versions of glass are …
glass version: tap under the eye
glass version: tap on the chin ------- conflicts with FINLAND

03. "lens" has many variations
fs-LENS lens is often just spelled
If you mean lens as in point of view then sign VIEWPOINT
magnifying lens
Camera lens general version
Camera lens description
camera zoom lens
The lens in your glasses (versions)
My glasses lens is scratched!
If you mean lens as in bias then use one of the versions of bias …
bias version 1 fs-BIAS
bias version 2 LEANING off center
bias version 3
AGAINST
biased
sue
attack
Review…
What is the sign for FINLAND?
Show me some ways to sign "bias"
BIAS =
fs-BIAS
LEANING
AGAINST
VIEWPOINT
perspective
magnifying glass
camera zoom lens
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A frame versions
reframe your perspective

04. reflection version 1 context + BOUNCE
reflection version 2
2h-fs-REFLECTION (pun)
Compare: AGAINST vs AGAIN
reframe your perspective
FLEXIBLE
bent / bend
become mismatched or disjointed

05. refraction
Big review…
FLEXIBLE
BENT
mismatched or disjointed
LASER version 1 RED shoot out from index
a line
string
thread
boundary
a massive number of individual dots (vertical)
a single small LED shining upward
a star filled sky
a strip of LEDs
bent / bend
LEANING biased
AGAINST biased attack sue
magnifying glass
The FINLAND version of glass
glass version: tap under the eye
laser pointer
LIGHT version light device light bulb a light the light
reflection BOUNCE
strung up in a line with several connecting points
My glasses lens is scratched!
VIEWPOINT
reframe your perspective
The pun version of reflection.