- 5 Parameters of Sign : handshape, location, movement, pam orientation, non-manual markers
- alphabet & numbers are necessary signs (not an actual term)
- arbitrary signs do NOT look like what they represent (e.g. apple)
- but, not, can't, don't, never
- directional ASL signs (e.g., follow)
- iconic ASL signs (e.g., learn, friend, I-Love-You)
- initialization (i.e., using first letter of word to create sign) examples: Blue, Friday, Class, Nurse (most colors & days of week are initialized)
- money : cents space on forehead or add sign for dollar // age : chin // time : palm (for clock)
- mouth morphemes
- noun/verb pairs - sign the sign twice for nouns, once for verbs
- past tense = sign “past” or finish, future = sign “future” or will, present tense = sign "now", if = sign perhaps or fingerspell IF
- sign for pain can be localized
- why? sign then answer the question for because
- yes/no questions = raise eyebrows, wh questions = lower eyebrows
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