ASL101 Deaf Culture

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what is ASL?

- a language capable of expressing abstract ideas
- a language utilizing space and movement to convey meaning

historically, ASL is related to ___

French Sign Language

ASL is used by most Deaf people in which countries?

Canada and US

approx what percent of Deaf people are married to other Deaf people?

90%

ASL is traditionally handed down from generation to generation
through:

Deaf family members and residential schools for the Deaf

The role of facial expressions, head movements, and eye gaze in ASL is primarily _____

grammatical

While watching another person sign, it is appropriate to focus on the
signer’s:

face

Among ASL signers, fingerspelling is mainly used in what ways?

- to specify brand names
- to give names to people and places

ASL makes use of the space in front of a signer’s body to:

- convey distance
- contrast two people, places, things, or ideas
- express time concepts

To get the attention of a Deaf person who is looking the other way, you should:

tap them on the shoulder

If your path is blocked by two signers conversing with each other, you should:

go ahead and walk through

what is considered rude by Deaf people?

- watching a signed conversation
- talking (using voice) in the presence of Deaf people

the least effective communication strategy between Deaf and hearing people is:

speech and lipreading

what is valued in the Deaf community

- for community to govern their own affairs
- being informed about the community and its members
- to have a sense of social obligation and duty to the group
- to develop long term relationships

To indicate tense in ASL, use a time sign at the _________ of the sentence.

beginning

what are rocking numbers

wrist twist thing

role shifting

when a signer describes a person or a character, telling what a person did or said or shows how a person thinks or feels

the hand shape for the possessive his/her/your is:

the B hand shape w thumb extended

When show/ranking family members use your _____ hand while using your ______ hand to point the referent:

non-dominant, dominant

"I went to my brother's house to babysit yesterday."
To sign the previous sentence in ASL, which of the following is signed first?

yesterday

sentence structure

1) establish time if specified (raise brows)
2) establish location if specified (raise brows)
3) name the topic (raise brows)
4) sign the verb/ask question

According to the ASL time-line, everything referring to the past is signed ___ of the body

behind

what non-manual behaviors indicate that a location is near?

tilting head and "cs" mouthing behavior

yes/no question manual behavior

raised eyebrows

wh-word question non manual behaviors

lowered eyebrows

negative non manual behavior

headshake

confirming non manual behavior

nod

doubting manual behavior

lowered eyebrows and chin tilted down

When you see a fingerspelled word, ______ rather than trying to see each letter.

try to see the shape and movement pattern of the word

When you fingerspell it is not OK to ____ each letter for emphasis.

"bounce"

A Yes/No Question requires a simple yes or no. For example, "Do you have children?" To ask a Yes/No Question, a signer should do the following non-manual behaviors:

- raise eyebrows
- lean head forward
- hold the last sign in the sentence

what non-manual behaviors indicate that a location is far away?

- open mouth slightly
- squint eyes
- tilt head in the direction
- trace route -> extend arm fully

A wh-word question asks, who, what, when, where, etc and requires a statement for an answer. To ask a wh-word question, a signer should do the following non-manual behaviors:

sleaning head forward and holding the last sign in the sentence

sharing information is the ____ in the Deaf community

norm

For 2 handed non- symmetrical signs, which hand does the movement?

dominant hand

Who is the only Deaf artist to have a solo exhibition at the Smithsonian Institution?

Regina Olsen Hughes

Who signs the diploma when students graduate from Gallaudet?

The President of the United States

When identifying a person, what is the first thing you need to state?

gender

The statue of ____________ in Washington D.C. appears to spell out his initials.

Abraham Lincoln

When was Gallaudet University established?

1864

Which of the following non-manual behaviors indicate that a location is far away?

- tilt head in the direction
- squint eyes
- trace route- extend arm fully
- open mouth slightly

In order to give directions to a place in a building, start with ____ information and work your way to _____ information.

specific, general

A signer using contrastive structure begins by shifting to his/her _____ hand side.

non-dominant

Which of the following non-manual behaviors indicate that a location is moderate in distance?

- Purse lips
- Tilt head
- trace route - extend arm moderately

When giving commands involving a location the first thing a signer indicates is:

location

Cardinal numbers (for numbers 1-9) are produced by a twist of the wrist ____ the body

away from

The ASL mouthing to indicate that a item is of large size is:

"cha"