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Vocabulary Expansion Series Lesson 47.
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==========================
ASL American Sign Language Vocabulary Expansion Series (47)
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/e1U8D-pIgCg
=============================
1990s
2020s
CONFLICT
Today, several signs conflict.
Oh well.
CHANGE
CHANGE-over-time
language evolution
LANGUAGE (non-initialized)
CHANGE-over-time
BODY physical health human
health
body
physical
human
HEALTHY recover
become well
The signs STRONG and HEALTHY overlap
STRONG & HEALTHY sometimes look the same …
I'll show you some distinctions
The beginning handshape of STRONG is generally an "S"
The beginning handshape of HEALTHY is claw hands
Practice:
IX NOT STRONG BUT IX HEALTHY
The orientation beginning & ending locations of STRONG vary …
STRONG
The beginning and ending positions of HEALTHY are more consistent
Remember STRONG & HEALTHY overlap and sometimes look the same.
human (high context version)
human (low context version)
Forward pointing H hands.
You may see HUMAN with backward pointing
H hands.
You may see HUMAN signed using an international sign for PERSON
PERSON ASL version vs PERSON international sign
OTHER
CONFLICT
The sign OTHER conflicts with the sign for TEN
An other conflict for you =
OTHER CONFLICT FOR YOU
HUMAN (BODY initialized with an H)
conflicts with a version of HEALTHY
Compare:
DEAF EVENT vs WHAT's UP?
WHAT's UP can be done with eyebrows up
as a greeting …
WHAT's UP can be done eyebrows down as an actual question
WHAT's UP can be done neutral to mean:
an event
This is similar to HOW YOU? done brows up as a greeting vs …
HOW YOU? done with brows down to be an actual question
event version:
HAPPEN occur
event version 1 version 2
activity an event vs
be busy doing something
alright
rights
the right to
HUMAN non-initialized version
RIGHTS
campaign version:
SUPPORT ACTIVITY
campaign version:
ADVERTISE
DEAF EVENT vs WHAT's UP
SUPPORT ACTIVITY
ADVERTISE
human rights campaign = BODY ALRIGHT SUPPORT ACTIVITY + context
Review, sign the following …
Language evolves.
I have an other conflict for you.
She isn't strong but she is healthy.
Human rights campaign
I like going to Deaf events
Do you remember this sign?
DURING meanwhile while parallel
In ASL 1990s is signed as 19 90 apostrophe-S
English grammar nerds don't need to contact me regarding the apostrophe!
We are discussing ASL not English!
1990 vs 1990s
2020
2020s
2021
2020s human version =
BODY + context
Read the next slide. I'll sign it then your turn.
During the 1990s we used to sign HUMAN RIGHTS now we sign HUMAN RIGHTS.
TRAVEL tour (general sign)
travel specific to there
TOUR forward version travel through
SWITCH transfer
TRIP tour
travel around
time travel versions
travel back in time version 1 version 2
travel forward in time version 1 version 2
If you time traveled to 1990's you'd notice Deaf signing HUMAN (initialized version)
criticize corrected cancelled critiqued
If you signed HUMAN non-initialized
back then you would probably been criticized
ADOPT host
take up evaporate
adopt version:
START USING
I was an early adopter of signing EXAMPLE without the E.
Some other Deaf in the '90s would “inform” me that EXAMPLE should be done with an "E."
REVERSED roles reversed those two switched
Now, 30 years later the situation is reversed.
If you sign EXAMPLE with an E you might get criticized.
Whatever.
Language evolves.
REVERSE initialized version of CHANGE
=
repent (version)
REVERSE INTERPRETING (voice to sign)
initialized version
non-initialized version
REVERSE the car
(back up)
Review
Show me some signs for travel.
Travel back in time.
Travel forward in time
adopt
START USING
evaporate
REVERSED
roles reversed
those two switched
advertise
activity in general
campaign (versions)
conflict
evolution
healthy
human
rights
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Vocabulary Expansion Series Lesson 47.
Want to order a USB drive with four semesters worth of ASL video instruction? (ASL 1, ASL 2, ASL 3, and ASL 4) for $79.95?
See "SuperUSB" in the ASLUniversity bookstore at:
lifeprint.com/bookstore/bookstore.htm
For free ASL lessons check out:
lifeprint.com/asl101/lessons/lessons.htm
For a great “100 First ASL Signs” resource, see:
lifeprint.com/asl101/pages-layout/concepts.htm
To learn basic fingerspelling see youtu.be/va1aAXpVr2w
Instructor Bio, see:
lifeprint.com/asl101/pages-layout/instructor.htm
Take care and love to you all.
- Dr. Bill
:)
==========================
ASL American Sign Language Vocabulary Expansion Series (47)
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/e1U8D-pIgCg
=============================
1990s
2020s
CONFLICT
Today, several signs conflict.
Oh well.
CHANGE
CHANGE-over-time
language evolution
LANGUAGE (non-initialized)
CHANGE-over-time
BODY physical health human
health
body
physical
human
HEALTHY recover
become well
The signs STRONG and HEALTHY overlap
STRONG & HEALTHY sometimes look the same …
I'll show you some distinctions
The beginning handshape of STRONG is generally an "S"
The beginning handshape of HEALTHY is claw hands
Practice:
IX NOT STRONG BUT IX HEALTHY
The orientation beginning & ending locations of STRONG vary …
STRONG
The beginning and ending positions of HEALTHY are more consistent
Remember STRONG & HEALTHY overlap and sometimes look the same.
human (high context version)
human (low context version)
Forward pointing H hands.
You may see HUMAN with backward pointing
H hands.
You may see HUMAN signed using an international sign for PERSON
PERSON ASL version vs PERSON international sign
OTHER
CONFLICT
The sign OTHER conflicts with the sign for TEN
An other conflict for you =
OTHER CONFLICT FOR YOU
HUMAN (BODY initialized with an H)
conflicts with a version of HEALTHY
Compare:
DEAF EVENT vs WHAT's UP?
WHAT's UP can be done with eyebrows up
as a greeting …
WHAT's UP can be done eyebrows down as an actual question
WHAT's UP can be done neutral to mean:
an event
This is similar to HOW YOU? done brows up as a greeting vs …
HOW YOU? done with brows down to be an actual question
event version:
HAPPEN occur
event version 1 version 2
activity an event vs
be busy doing something
alright
rights
the right to
HUMAN non-initialized version
RIGHTS
campaign version:
SUPPORT ACTIVITY
campaign version:
ADVERTISE
DEAF EVENT vs WHAT's UP
SUPPORT ACTIVITY
ADVERTISE
human rights campaign = BODY ALRIGHT SUPPORT ACTIVITY + context
Review, sign the following …
Language evolves.
I have an other conflict for you.
She isn't strong but she is healthy.
Human rights campaign
I like going to Deaf events
Do you remember this sign?
DURING meanwhile while parallel
In ASL 1990s is signed as 19 90 apostrophe-S
English grammar nerds don't need to contact me regarding the apostrophe!
We are discussing ASL not English!
1990 vs 1990s
2020
2020s
2021
2020s human version =
BODY + context
Read the next slide. I'll sign it then your turn.
During the 1990s we used to sign HUMAN RIGHTS now we sign HUMAN RIGHTS.
TRAVEL tour (general sign)
travel specific to there
TOUR forward version travel through
SWITCH transfer
TRIP tour
travel around
time travel versions
travel back in time version 1 version 2
travel forward in time version 1 version 2
If you time traveled to 1990's you'd notice Deaf signing HUMAN (initialized version)
criticize corrected cancelled critiqued
If you signed HUMAN non-initialized
back then you would probably been criticized
ADOPT host
take up evaporate
adopt version:
START USING
I was an early adopter of signing EXAMPLE without the E.
Some other Deaf in the '90s would “inform” me that EXAMPLE should be done with an "E."
REVERSED roles reversed those two switched
Now, 30 years later the situation is reversed.
If you sign EXAMPLE with an E you might get criticized.
Whatever.
Language evolves.
REVERSE initialized version of CHANGE
=
repent (version)
REVERSE INTERPRETING (voice to sign)
initialized version
non-initialized version
REVERSE the car
(back up)
Review
Show me some signs for travel.
Travel back in time.
Travel forward in time
adopt
START USING
evaporate
REVERSED
roles reversed
those two switched
advertise
activity in general
campaign (versions)
conflict
evolution
healthy
human
rights
