asls 110: L1: getting started

clarity

prioritize this, not speed

B, C, G, I, K, L, P, R, U, V

double letters to slide

A, D, E, F, M, N, O, S, T

double letters to contact

Z

double letter special case

context

conversation, topic, or setting

miscues

words that are misspelled or letters are omitted or added

careful fingerspelling

purpose is to represent the spelling of a word

careful fingerspelling

focus on individual signs, ASL parameters are exact

careful fingerspelling

produced at a slower speed with the signer’s eyes directed at the hand

handshape

H

palm orientation

O

location/placement

L

movement

M

non-manual markers/signals

NMM

rapid fingerspelling

focus on the entire word, once introduced, it may be spelled rapidly after that

lexicalized fingerspelling

begins as careful fingerspelling or english words borrowed from asl

lexicalized fingerspelling

restructuring of individual letters to form a single sign or lexical item in ASL

lexicalized fingerspelling

item is a whole, not a collection of leters

lexicalized fingerspelling

ASL parameters change