CASLI Language Comprehension & Production 2

Question 1

In ASL, what is the term for the use of space in front of the signer's body to represent people, objects, or locations?

Accepted Answer

Referential locus

Answer

A referential locus is a specific point established in signing space to represent a person, object, or location that can be referenced throughout the discourse.

Question 2

When an ASL signer uses a classifier predicate such as CL:1 moving toward CL:3, what type of morphological process is being demonstrated?

Accepted Answer

Simultaneous morphology

Answer

Simultaneous morphology in ASL allows multiple morphemes (handshape, movement, location) to be expressed at the same time within a single sign.

Question 3

Which feature distinguishes ASL topic-comment structure from English subject-predicate structure?

Accepted Answer

The topic is fronted and marked with raised eyebrows

Answer

In ASL, topicalization moves the topic to the front of the sentence and is non-manually marked with raised eyebrows to signal topic-comment structure.

Question 4

An interpreter notices a Deaf client using mouthing without voice during their signing. This mouthing is most likely functioning as:

Accepted Answer

A lexical mouth morpheme that modifies meaning

Answer

Mouth morphemes in ASL are non-manual signals where specific mouth movements modify the meaning or intensity of a sign without necessarily mouthing an English word.

Question 5

Which prosodic feature in ASL most closely parallels intonation in spoken languages?

Accepted Answer

Non-manual signals including facial expression and head movement

Answer

Non-manual signals such as eyebrow position, head tilt, and body shift serve prosodic functions in ASL analogous to intonation in spoken languages.

(CASLI) Center for the Assessment of Sign Language Interpretation Practice Test

(CASLI) Center for the Assessment of Sign Language Interpretation Practice Test

CASLI Language Comprehension & Production 2