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ASL

Published on Nov 21, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

American Sign Language

ASL

  • Signing is different in every country
  • University of Washington study

Phonology

Signs have patterns and internal structure.

5 basic parts of signs

  • Hand-shape
  • Movement
  • Location
  • Orientation
  • Nonmanual signals

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5 basic parts of signs

  • Hand-shape
  • Movement
  • Location
  • Palm orientation
  • Nonmanual signals

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Word order

  • SVO, SVOS
  • Topicalization: OSV, OSVS

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