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==========================
ASL American Sign Language Questions Series (001)
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/lHEdNC1L1hk
=============================
Vocabulary reviewed or taught in this lesson:
Months: If five letters or fewer, spell out. Abbreviate longer ones to 3 letters, except SEPT is four.
JAN
FEB
MARCH
APRIL
MAY
JUNE
JULY
AUG
SEPT
OCT
NOV
DEC
TEA version 1 (swirl)
TEA version 2 (dunk)
I prefer the swirl version of tea – but both are common.
VOTE
I drink tea before I go vote.
After I vote, I drink tea.
REGISTER initialized (version)
REGISTER sign up signature contract (version)
RULE
rules
WRITE version: fill out
FORM version 1 initialized
FORM version 2 non-initialized requires high context
"form" version 3
PAPER or a document
*01. REGISTER VOTE HOW?
NECKTIE
BOW-TIE
In context BOW-TIE can mean tuxedo
Or just spell
TUX
*02. NECKTIE TIE YOU KNOW HOW YOU?
CAN possible able to
COMPUTER version 1 version 2 version 3 etc.
GAME sports challenges
GAME & challenge are sort of a
noun / verb pair
GAME = 2 movements
challenge = 1 movement
But you might see GAME done with one movement in context.
RUN:
running machinery
operate
operating
operating a machine
vs
operating as in surgery
MINE-CRAFT (game) = fs-MC
MC can also mean Merry Christmas
Questioning, skepticism, and doubt are overlapping concepts.
Question Mark Wiggle
QM-wig
Used as an optional indicator of having a question or questioning.
QM-wig can be used with facial expression to indicate skepticism
DOUBT version 1 version 2 (skepticism)
SKEPTICISM
QM-wig inflected to show skepticism
QM-wig inflected for use
as a
yes / no question
COMPUTER wrist version
RUN-operate
MINECRAFT
QM-wig as a simple yes / no question marker
I'll sign the next slide.
Then your turn
*03.
CAN MY COMPUTER RUN-operate MC
QM-wig
DEPENDS
SEARCH
ONLINE
LIST
requirements
COMPARE
SATISFY
SEE-if
we will see
time will tell
CAN MY COMPUTER RUN-operate MC QM-wig
DEPENDS. YOU CAN SEARCH ONLINE FOR LIST REQUIREMENT …
YOUR COMPUTER SATISFY
LESS, smaller amount, reduced
MORE
EXERCISE
LOSE (opposite of find)
LOSE KEYS
lose weight
In high context DECREASE can mean “lose weight”
In lower context situations sign WEIGH DECREASE
*04. WEIGH DECREASE HOW?
EAT LESS EXERCISE MORE
WHEN?
SUNDAY circular version
SECOND ordinal = 2nd
The month of May: fs-MAY
The 2nd Sunday in May
vs
Sunday of the second week of May.
Sunday of the second week of May – may actually be the first Sunday in May.
Suppose May 1st is a Monday? That means the first week of May doesn’t have a Sunday.
Mothers Day = MOM DAY
*05. MOM DAY WHEN?
2nd SUNDAY fs-MAY
THIRD ordinal = 3rd
fs-JUNE
*06. FATHER DAY WHEN?
The third Sunday in June.
OUNCE = fs-OZ
a cup, a can, small cylindrical object
In low context I might choose to spell "cup"
While we typically put WH-type questions at the end of sentences sometimes it works better to form a wh-? clause.
For example, instead of ONE CUP HAVE OZ how-MANY? -- it is more smooth to move OZ to the end and furrow the brows for both how-MANY and OZ …
ONE CUP HAVE how-MANY OZ?
Answer: 8
pound on a wall or door
In context, the sign WEIGH can mean a pound of weight
For example: MY CAT TEN WEIGH = My cat weighs 10 pounds.
Or you can spell LB to mean pound …
MY CAT WEIGH 10 LB
*08. ONE fs-LB HAVE how-MANY OZ?
16
gallon = fs-GAL
*09. ONE fs-GAL HAVE how-MANY OZ?
128
YEAR
WEEK
*10. ONE YEAR HAVE how-MANY WEEK?
52
01. How can I register to vote?
02. Do you know how to tie a tie?
03. Can my computer run Minecraft?
04. How can I lose weight?
05. When is Mothers Day?
06. When is Fathers Day?
07. How many ounces in a cup?
08. How many ounces in a pound?
09. How many ounces in a gallon?
10. How many weeks in a year?
Bonus: My cat weighs how much?
Good job!
Donations very much appreciated:
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Or, if you prefer "Cash App" you can use: cash.me/$Lifeprint
Or use Patreon at patreon.com/ASLU
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 Questions Series (001)
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/lHEdNC1L1hk
=============================
Vocabulary reviewed or taught in this lesson:
Months: If five letters or fewer, spell out. Abbreviate longer ones to 3 letters, except SEPT is four.
JAN
FEB
MARCH
APRIL
MAY
JUNE
JULY
AUG
SEPT
OCT
NOV
DEC
TEA version 1 (swirl)
TEA version 2 (dunk)
I prefer the swirl version of tea – but both are common.
VOTE
I drink tea before I go vote.
After I vote, I drink tea.
REGISTER initialized (version)
REGISTER sign up signature contract (version)
RULE
rules
WRITE version: fill out
FORM version 1 initialized
FORM version 2 non-initialized requires high context
"form" version 3
PAPER or a document
*01. REGISTER VOTE HOW?
NECKTIE
BOW-TIE
In context BOW-TIE can mean tuxedo
Or just spell
TUX
*02. NECKTIE TIE YOU KNOW HOW YOU?
CAN possible able to
COMPUTER version 1 version 2 version 3 etc.
GAME sports challenges
GAME & challenge are sort of a
noun / verb pair
GAME = 2 movements
challenge = 1 movement
But you might see GAME done with one movement in context.
RUN:
running machinery
operate
operating
operating a machine
vs
operating as in surgery
MINE-CRAFT (game) = fs-MC
MC can also mean Merry Christmas
Questioning, skepticism, and doubt are overlapping concepts.
Question Mark Wiggle
QM-wig
Used as an optional indicator of having a question or questioning.
QM-wig can be used with facial expression to indicate skepticism
DOUBT version 1 version 2 (skepticism)
SKEPTICISM
QM-wig inflected to show skepticism
QM-wig inflected for use
as a
yes / no question
COMPUTER wrist version
RUN-operate
MINECRAFT
QM-wig as a simple yes / no question marker
I'll sign the next slide.
Then your turn
*03.
CAN MY COMPUTER RUN-operate MC
QM-wig
DEPENDS
SEARCH
ONLINE
LIST
requirements
COMPARE
SATISFY
SEE-if
we will see
time will tell
CAN MY COMPUTER RUN-operate MC QM-wig
DEPENDS. YOU CAN SEARCH ONLINE FOR LIST REQUIREMENT …
YOUR COMPUTER SATISFY
LESS, smaller amount, reduced
MORE
EXERCISE
LOSE (opposite of find)
LOSE KEYS
lose weight
In high context DECREASE can mean “lose weight”
In lower context situations sign WEIGH DECREASE
*04. WEIGH DECREASE HOW?
EAT LESS EXERCISE MORE
WHEN?
SUNDAY circular version
SECOND ordinal = 2nd
The month of May: fs-MAY
The 2nd Sunday in May
vs
Sunday of the second week of May.
Sunday of the second week of May – may actually be the first Sunday in May.
Suppose May 1st is a Monday? That means the first week of May doesn’t have a Sunday.
Mothers Day = MOM DAY
*05. MOM DAY WHEN?
2nd SUNDAY fs-MAY
THIRD ordinal = 3rd
fs-JUNE
*06. FATHER DAY WHEN?
The third Sunday in June.
OUNCE = fs-OZ
a cup, a can, small cylindrical object
In low context I might choose to spell "cup"
While we typically put WH-type questions at the end of sentences sometimes it works better to form a wh-? clause.
For example, instead of ONE CUP HAVE OZ how-MANY? -- it is more smooth to move OZ to the end and furrow the brows for both how-MANY and OZ …
ONE CUP HAVE how-MANY OZ?
Answer: 8
pound on a wall or door
In context, the sign WEIGH can mean a pound of weight
For example: MY CAT TEN WEIGH = My cat weighs 10 pounds.
Or you can spell LB to mean pound …
MY CAT WEIGH 10 LB
*08. ONE fs-LB HAVE how-MANY OZ?
16
gallon = fs-GAL
*09. ONE fs-GAL HAVE how-MANY OZ?
128
YEAR
WEEK
*10. ONE YEAR HAVE how-MANY WEEK?
52
01. How can I register to vote?
02. Do you know how to tie a tie?
03. Can my computer run Minecraft?
04. How can I lose weight?
05. When is Mothers Day?
06. When is Fathers Day?
07. How many ounces in a cup?
08. How many ounces in a pound?
09. How many ounces in a gallon?
10. How many weeks in a year?
Bonus: My cat weighs how much?
Good job!
