Basic American Sign Language
American
Sign Language (ASL) is visual meaning information is processed through the eyes
rather than the ears. It is communicated through hand movements that express
words and concepts. Moreover, you have a dominant and a non-dominant hand when
signing. The dominant hand is the hand that is moving while the non-dominant
hand is the one that remains stationary. Some of the language can be conveyed
using one hand while others are conveyed using two. Furthermore, the dominant
hand is the hand you write with.
A. One-handed
Signs
B. Two-handed
signs
II. Grammar
American
Sign Language (ASL) have its own grammar and rules which is not the same as
spoken language. In ASL, the word order is different than the English language.
ASL normally uses object-subject-verb structure and places an adjective after a
noun for example, dog small I want. The ASL also eliminates helping verbs in
sentences. With this being said, WH-words always come at the end of a question
such as "You eat what?" versus "What are you eating?"
A. Words
B. Phrases
III. Alphabets
American
Sign Language (ASL) users also communicate with the manual alphabet, which uses
hand symbols that correspond to the letters of the alphabet to spell out words
and names. There is an ASL sign for each letter of the alphabet using only one
hand, the dominant hand. Additionally, several letters have the same hand
shape, and are distinguished by orientation such as the letters I and J.
Furthermore, fingerspelling is a method of spelling words using hand movements
and can be used to communicate but is time consuming
A. Letters
B. Fingerspelling
IV. Numbers
All
numbers under one thousand are signed using a single hand. Moreover, the word
order for stating time is time-topic-comment and AM or PM does not exist. They
simply sign morning or afternoonto denote AM or PM. For instance, I'm going to
school at 9:00 AM would be 9:00 morning school I go. Furthermore, to sign a
date, sign the month and then the number of the day just as you would say it in
spoken language.
A. Counting
B. Dates
V. Education
The
best way to learn American Sign Language is through a course taught by a deaf
person. The second best way is through the University of Southern Mississippi.
One the other hand, Sign language may be acquired naturally as a child's first
language or it may be learned through exposure and use. Furthermore, according
to the Bureau of Labor and Statistics, the job outlook for a career in sign
language is growing rapidly. As a sign language interpreter, you can work in a
variety of job settings such as schools, medical facilities, and local
government agencies.
A. Baby
Sign Language
B. Classes
1. Careers
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