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Linguistics of ASL

Linguistics of ASL. Key Concepts. Phonology. Parts of Signs: handshape , location (starting and ending), movement, palm orientation, NMS Movement, Hold, Movement Movement Epenthesis – “Father study” Methathesis – interchangable movement, “Deaf”, “home”

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Linguistics of ASL

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  1. Linguistics of ASL Key Concepts

  2. Phonology • Parts of Signs: handshape, location (starting and ending), movement, palm orientation, NMS • Movement, Hold, Movement • Movement Epenthesis – “Father study” • Methathesis – interchangable movement, “Deaf”, “home” • Asslimlation – sign takes on characteristics of preceding or succeeding sign

  3. Morphology • Morphemes – smallest units of meaning • Free or bound • Derivational morphology – NV pairs, compounds (sister, believe, Bible), content ($3.00, 3 months) • Inflectional morphology – temporal aspect, lexicalized fingerspelling

  4. Syntax • Parts of speech – nouns, predicates, adjectives, adverbs, determiners, auxiliary verbs, prepositions, conjunctions, pronouns • Sentence types – Y/N, WhQ, RQ, negation, commands, topic/comment, conditionals

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