ASL Lexicographer Field Notes (004) @sign-language

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ASL Lexicographer Field Notes (004)
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$042 ASL American Sign Language Vocabulary Expansion Series, Dr. Bill & Cäsar Jacobson Donations very much appreciated: https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd s-xclick&hosted_button_id=64QMBRBXQSV6G Or, if you prefer Cash App you can use: https://cash.me/$Lifeprint Or use Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/ASLU Vocabulary Expansion Series Lesson 42. 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: https://lifeprint.com/bookstore/bookstore.htm For free ASL lessons check out: https://lifeprint.com/asl101/lessons/lessons.htm For a great “100 First ASL Signs” resource, see: http://lifeprint.com/asl101/pages-layout/concepts.htm To learn basic fingerspelling see https://youtu.be/va1aAXpVr2w Instructor Bio, see: http://www.lifeprint.com/asl101/pages-layout/instructor.htm Take care and love to you all. - Dr. Bill :) 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. https://youtu.be/NdsDWWk72DI 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 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 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.$

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