american sign language classifiers. purpose of classifiers replaces a noun clarifies a message more...
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American Sign Language
Classifiers
Purpose of classifiers
Replaces a nounClarifies a messageMore efficient
Classifiers
show movement, location, and appearance
show where and how something moves
Show what it looks likewhere it is located
What do classifiers represent?
Whole entitySurfaceInstrumental Depth/widthExtentPerimeter shapeOn-surface
Use Classifiers to Describe the House
House Activity
Find a partner. The person with the closest birthday (you need to
ask and decide in ASL) will turn around and face the back of the room.
The other person will face the front of the room. I will put a picture up of a house and the person
facing forward will describe it. The person facing away from the board will draw
it. You have 10 minutes per round.
House Activity
House Activity
Letter Handshapes
A- vase, can, bottle, statue, placement of items on a table
B/4- time marker, 4 people together, walls, floors, shelves, flat objects
Handshape Classifiers
C- cup, trash can, building, large pipe, shape of something
F- coins, buttons, eyes moving back and forth, pearl necklace, shape of cigar
G- eyebrows, mouth, mustache, collar, bird beak
Handshape Classifiers
ILY- bird, airplane flyingL- show shape of objects-
picture frame, clocks, lakes, or size
O- pipes, handlebars, hose
S- show a head- nodding, peaking through a door, animal stretching/turning head
U- people sitting or standing, thin objects- tongue, diving board, tie
Number handshapes
1- person, time marker2- two people3- vehicle, animal4- 4 people, hair style,
whiskers5- 5 people walking, leaves
falling, hair style
3 kinds of Classifiers
Stative- does not move/stationary
Process- movesContact- touches
Stative
Car parkedTime markerVase Person standing
Process
Car movingAnimal runningPerson walkingEyes moving
Contact
Vase on tableCar parkedCoins on a table
Which Handshapes are allowed for Classifers?
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V
W X Y Z
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Comic Strip
Teacher demonstrateDivide into two groups
Tell comic strip using classifiers
Comic Strip Homework
Bring a comic strip to class
Tuesday 9-27-05Using classifiers tell comic strip story