Non-Manual Sign ASL Mouthing

Non-Manual SignASL Mouthing

What is NMS? • Facial Expression: express specific emotions • Not involve the use of hands

Why do we have to use NMS? • The use of the mouth, cheeks, eyes and/or eyebrows in various facial expressions. • Uses head and/or body movements • Grammatical markers, integral parts of lexical signs, constructed action and universal expressions of emotions

ASL mouthing examples • TH • STA-STA • CS • POW • CHA • OOO • PAH • LUP • PUFF CHEEK • LR-LR • VA-VA • SOA • BOP • BE-BE-BE • FOMP • PEY • SHHH • INTENSE

TH • PEABRAIN, • ACCIDENTALLY, • WRITE SLOPPILY, • BUMP INTO EACH OTHER ACCIDENTALLY, HAPPEN/ ACCIDENT/ UNPLANNED, • SHOP CARELESSLY, • CHARGE CARELESSLY, • DRINK UNCONSCIOUSLY, • TALK AIMLESSLY, • LOOK/STARE IMPOLITELY

MMM • UNDERSTANDING, TAKE-IT-EASY, DRIVE, LOOK, SHOP, GOING STEADY, WRITE, TALK, WALK, COOK LEISURELY

STA-STA • WORK, • STUDY, • TYPE, • FINGERSPELL, • PRACTICE, • READ, • CLEAN, • WALK, • WRITE, • WAIT • STAND

CS • RIGHT HERE, • RIGHT THERE, • RECENTLY, • CLOSE BY, • ARRIVE AT, • NOW, • NEXT TO ME, • ACROSS, • VERY CLOSE, • PAST

AHH • FAR AWAY, • FALL INTO IMMERSION, • SORRY, • ALL-DAY, • ALL NIGHT, • TRAVEL ALL OVER, • OIC, • ONCE UPON A TIME, • SOMETIME IN THE FUTURE • EVERY NOW AND THEN

POW • HIT HARD, • BAWL, • GONE, • LOUD CLOTHES, • JACKPOT, • GUNSHOT, • FENDER BENDER, • BRAINY, • SHOCKED, • BLOWUP, • BIG WORD

CHA • THICK • LARGE • BIG

OOO • THINK WOW, • NEAT, • NEW, • WHO, • AWFUL, • OIC, • LONG AGO, • NOON, • SHOES

LR-LR • LOOK AT THAT

IS • GET BY, WOW, SILLY, CLOSE, SMART, DANCE, FINGERSPELL, PRACTICE, READ, SIGN, WANT, CHEAP, CLEAN, DIRTY, EXPLAIN, EXPENSIVE, FEELING, SORRY

BRR • GUN DOWN, MANY PEOPLE, BORED, COLD, BEAUTIFUL, SMART, STUPID, GOOD FRIEND, FINGERSPELL, AWFUL, CHEAP, DIRTY, EXPENSIVE, FEELING

SOA • PEEVED, HATE, SMART, CHEAP, EXPENSIVE, COLD, PROUD, FULL, LUCKY, LIE, RIVAL, CLEAN

BOP • HIT, MESS UP, HEAR NOTHING, DISAPPEAR, CATCH, TYPE EMAIL, CARELESS, CONFUSED, CONVINCE, DISAPPEAR/SNAP FINGER

FOMP • SO WHAT, TAKE RISK, “GAY”, SHRUG SHOULDERS

FA • FIND, FUNNY, FINE2, FINE, FUN, F-U-N, FIRE, FALL, AUTUMN, FEEL

FFF • SORRY, AWFUL, REALLY, FUNNY, SHAME ON YOU, PITY, WOW, PUCH FIST, FEEL, CUTE

BE-BE-BE • BUSY, BG WORDS, POINTS, WIPE MOUTH, LOOK UP AND DOWN, BOILING MAD, FANCY, DRESS, SPEND, TALK ON PHONE

PEY • TEND, PRINT, HEADLINE, TICKETED, FANCY DECORATION, YOURS, PINK,CAUGHT/HORSESHOE RINGER, PENNY, THRILL

FISH • FINISH • CUT IT OUT! • STOP IT! • QUIT IT! • ENOUGH!

SHHH • PAINT TOWN RED, ONE-UP, MISCHIEVOUS, RELISH, NOSE THROW, CHARGE, CREATE, HUSH, SPRAY, SPEED 70-80-90

AB • ACCEPT, GULP, NECK IN, GET UP, KEEP QUIET, KEEP MOUTH SHUT, ZIP LIP, SECRET, SHATTER EGO, SQUEEZE FINGER

PUFF CHEEK • PLENTY, FANCY, LONG AGO, FAT, HUGE, AWFUL, WADS OF MONEY, EXPENSIVE, CHEAP, BRAINY

LUP • SWALLOW, GULP, STEAL, BORED, WHIP, DISAPPEAR, BALDHEAD, EMPTY, EXPERT, FORGET, GONE, FAR OUT

TONGUE HORIZON • WANT, FAR, FUTURE, TALL BUILDING, FINE-WG, MAKE FUN OF

INTENSE • HORDES, CROWD OF PEOPLE, DARK, BROWN NOSE, FLATTER, TAKE ADVANTAGE OF, TAKE OVER LAND, HOT, RAIN, THUNDER

Non-Manual Sign ASL Mouthing