FLVS Unit 5 Get Outta Town

Mustafa is a deaf man describing how to get from his home to work. Mustafa uses his signing space to show where certain landmarks are on his way to work. What is Mustafa using to explain his commute?

Deaf geography

What is one difference between Deaf geography and Deaf space?

Deaf space relates to Deaf people in space, and Deaf geography studies the interaction of Deaf people with space and place.

What is NOT an example of Deaf space?

Any building designed to be noise free.

How did the oralism movement attempt to integrate the Deaf and hearing worlds?

by removing Deaf spaces to force Deaf people into the hearing world

What is a reason why Deaf friendly areas often have wooden floors?

So people can stomp and get the attention of someone in another room.

Why do Deaf friendly areas tend to have wide hallways?

To make it easier for people to walk and sign.

Maddy is an architect hired to design an events center where people from many different backgrounds will hold events. She plans on using the concept of universal design. What is the main purpose of this design?

to make spaces better and more conducive to everyone's needs

What is one thing that hearing people do that is culturally inappropriate in a contact zone where Deaf and hearing cultures meet?

block visual communication between two signers

What happened at the first meeting of the WFD?

the problem of international sign language communication was raised

International Sign is simpler and easier to learn than a complete language and is sometimes referred to as what?

Gestuno

What do the signs for CITY, TOWN and MOUNTAIN have in common?

They all contain the same handshape.

Esther is a writer and wants to travel the world and write about her adventures. Esther is also Deaf. Who or what could Esther use to help plan her travel so that it meets her specific needs?

a Deaf-owned and operated travel agency

What acts as a shortcut when signing about people and things?

classifiers

What is the location for the sign VACATION?

On the chest

Which of the following signs can be inflected?

MOVING

What is true for the signs for NORTH, SOUTH, EAST, and WEST?

They move in the direction corresponding to their meaning.

Amara is using body-shifting to perform two-person role-shifting while storytelling. To do this, she shifts from the centered and neutral stance as the narrator into the role of each of the two characters by doing what?

by indicating one character by shifting to one side and then the other

Which of these incorporates the first ASL letter for the English word in its sign?

HOTEL

Which of these signs is made from combining two or more signs?

COUNTRYSIDE

Indra is telling a story about a jaguar. After specifying a location for the jaguar and describing it, how should she refer back to the jaguar for the rest of the story?

by pointing to the indexed space for jaguar and then signing about it

Locatives show where and what you are signing about.

True

What do the signs for AIRPLANE and MOUNTAIN have in common?

Both have an upward movement.

What is the handshape used in the sign for CITY?

B-handshape

Jeremy is comparing two different cars. He points to the left and describes the first car, then points to the right, and describes the other. What ASL technique should Jeremy include along with pointing?

Body Shifting

When doing role shifts with multiple characters, which of the following is true?

Both the body and the gaze need to be shifted.

Brian is describing his playroom to his kindergarten friends and tells them that it is huge and has space for many of his toys. Which NMM should Brian use when signing 'huge'?

CHA

Which of the following statements is true about conveying emotions in ASL?

The emotion will be conveyed through normal signing and appropriate NMMs.

Alicia is trying to indicate to her brother exactly how close she wants the pictures that he is hanging on her wall to be to her bed. In addition to using indexing and signing space, what NMM can Alicia use to indicate closeness?

CS or cheek-to-shoulder

Which of the following sentences would use an NMM of lowered eyebrows?

WHO YOUR TEACHER WHO?

Which of the following signs is appropriate before listing a few items?

LIST

What can function as an adverb in ASL?

Facial Expressions

Sam just signed the sentence DOG ME LIKE. What is an appropriate NMM for this sentence?

Raised Eyebrows

Juanita just signed "WOMAN" and then another sign with the morpheme CHA. You do not know the sign she used with the NMM CHA. What could you assume about the woman she is talking about?

That the woman is tall.

Pedro is signing a story about his bus ride. He just signed "BUS" and then did a sign with the NMM CS. You do not know the sign he did after bus. What could you assume he said knowing what the NMM CS means?

The bus came very close to something.

The signs for BEACH and SUBWAY share the same handshape for the non-dominant hand. What does the non-dominant hand likely represent in these two signs?

The ground

What is a benefit of indexing in ASL?

It saves time as you don't need to repeat certain signs.

Why do Deaf people prefer keeping some distance between each other when discussing something?

to be able to see the other persons' signs better

When is it appropriate to maintain a neutral and centered stance in ASL?

when taking on the narrator role

What can be used to convey the meaning that something was done more than once?

repeat the sign for the verb

One of the following does NOT modify the meaning of a verb in ASL. Which one is it?

The hand with which a verb is signed (i.e., right or left).

Alena is narrating a story about what happened to her earlier in the day. She signed the first part of her story and now wants to signal that the setting, time and scene have changed. What should she use for this purpose?

a transition

Bertha is listing five of the best books she has read in ASL, keeping track of them by using her non-dominant hand and associating a book to each finger. What other concept could she convey by using this same technique with her non-dominant hand?

ranking things

Samuel wants to explain that in the future he wants to travel all over the world. How can he indicate the future tense in ASL?

by signing TRAVEL in the signing space in front and away from his body

Harold and Jared have a list of words they need to sign in ASL. They search for the words on various reputable online ASL dictionaries. Despite searching for a long time, they are not able to find all the signs for the words on their list. What could be a reason for this?

Not every English word corresponds to an ASL sign.

What is a reason for putting the object of an action at the beginning of a sentence in ASL?

to indicate that the emphasis is on the object

It's easy for Deaf people to communicate in Deaflympics since ASL is used.

False

ASL is a set of signs strung together.

False

Both English and ASL use the SVO sentence structure most of the time.

True

In ASL, rhetorical questions are only used on rare occasions.

False

NEXT WEEK can be considered a time sign in ASL.

True

In ASL stories, transition can be indicated by the entrance or exit of a character.

True

A slight nod of the head can indicate a change of scene or topic.

True

One way verbs can be inflected in ASL is by using facial expressions.

True

Body-shifting is only used when narrating ASL stories.

False

Body-shifting is considered a type of NMMs.

True

Deaf geography is a science that studies the way Deaf people are able to preserve their environment.

False

Geography is a Greek word that means the 'the study of the land.'

False

The American with Disabilities Act helped ensure that buildings and products were accessible for Deaf people as well.

True

Gallaudet University published an architectural booklet which detailed 15 major guidelines to keep in mind when designing a Deaf-friendly space.

False

Modern geographic studies are mostly concerned about the geological aspect of science.

False

Buildings that have wide windows with very bright glass are ideal for Deaf spaces.

False

The boards of Deaf schools employ only Deaf people and that's why Deaf spaces are preserved.

False

WFD stands for World Federation of the Deaf.

True

A personal space is a term that commonly refers to a place one goes to relax in.

False

The terms Gestuno and International Sign refer to the same thing.

True