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CDDS 138
Practice for Test #2
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Undergraduate 3
09/26/2011

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Phonology related to ASL
Definition

The study of how signs are structured and organized. 

 

(with no attention to meaning)

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5th Parameter to ASL
Definition

Non-Manual signs

 

(Facial Expressions)

 

Ex: NOT YET, FINISH

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Example of signs with the same Location:
Definition
SUMMER / DRY
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Example of signs with the same movement:
Definition
SIT / CHAIR
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Example of signs with the same Handshape:
Definition
RED / CUTE
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Example of signs with the same Orientation:
Definition
SHORT / TRAIN
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Phonology is the study of:
Definition
the smallest contrastive parts of ASL
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Phonolgy consists of:
Definition
Handshape, Orientation, Location, Movement, and Non-Manual Signs
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Morphology is the study of:
Definition
the smallest meaningful units of ASL and how those meaningful units are used to build new signs/words.
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Morphemes are
Definition
the smallest units is a language. They cannot be broken down further.
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Examples of Free and Bound Morphemes in ASL:
Definition

Free: CAT, SIT, TEACH, 

 

Bound: (must be together) THREE-WEEKS, NINE-MONTHS, TEACH-ER

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What is GLOSSING:
Definition

This means to chose an appropriate English word

for signs in order to write them down.

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True or False:

Glossing and translating are the same thing?

Definition

FALSE

 

Glossing and translatting are not the same thing!

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Transcription symbols and glossing are used together to provide what?
Definition
information as to Parameters and Non-Manual signs.
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What's one way ASL use meaningful units to build new words or signs?
Definition
Deriving Verbs from Nouns.
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