first-year american sign language quiz 2

show intensity in a sign by

pausing and then doing a sharp release

lip reading

only 30-40% of english “sounds” (in the BEST environment- front lighting, familiar topic, clear enunciation, etc) can be seen on the lips, making effective lipreading impossible

expansion features

“thesaurasize” (synonyms), state the opposite (not that!), act it out

ethnicity

cultural identity; chosen or learned from culture/family (middle eastern, hispanic, native american, jewish, etc)

race

biological; describes physical traits inherited from parents (white, black, asian, pacific islander, etc)