asls ch 3: american sign language

144

approximate number of sign languages universally recorded

lexicostatics

enables linguists to compare the percentage of similar words to determine their relationship

hand-talk

term indigenous communities use to refer to early signed languages

language contact

two or more languages combining over time

international sign (IS)

although more easily accessible for European and English signers, a limited pidgin used for communication at events like the Deaflympics

iconicity

refers to how the form of language refers to its meaning

modality

refers to how the language is expressed

protactile

DeafBlind language, culture, and philosophy

glossing

notation used to analyze ASL on paper for academic publications

tabula (tab)

hand positions to the body

designator (dez)

configuration of the hand

signifier (sig)

movement of the hand

handshape, location, movement, palm orientation, nonmanual signs

phonolgy of signed languages consists of…

morphology

shows how we can make new words in our language

fingerspelling

can be thought of as part of English and/or ASL

linguistic imperialism

some languages or dialects should be considered better and thus dominate over other languages