American Sign Language Proficiency Flashcards
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Which mouth morpheme in ASL typically conveys that an action was done carelessly or inattentively?
Answer: TH
The TH mouth morpheme (tongue slightly protruding) marks carelessness or lack of attention, as in DRIVE-TH.
In ASL, which non-manual marker normally accompanies a yes/no question?
Answer: Raised eyebrows with slight forward head tilt
Yes/no questions are marked by raised brows, widened eyes, and often a forward head tilt.
A signer uses a 3-handshape classifier moving forward and then swerving to show a car avoiding an obstacle. What type of classifier is this?
Answer: Entity (semantic) classifier
The 3-handshape represents a vehicle as a whole entity moving through space.
Which of the following is NOT one of the five parameters of an ASL sign?
Answer: Lexical stress
The five parameters are handshape, location, movement, palm orientation, and non-manual signals.
What is the purpose of establishing referents in signing space (indexing)?
Answer: To allow later pronoun and verb agreement reference to those locations
Assigning referents to loci lets the signer point back to them and direct agreement verbs between them.
In ASL, the sign GIVE moved from the signer toward the addressee means 'I give you.' What type of verb is GIVE?
Answer: Indicating (agreement/directional) verb
Indicating verbs change direction to show subject and object.
Which is an example of a lexicalized fingerspelled sign in ASL?
Answer: #BACK
#BACK is a fingerspelled word that has been modified into a sign-like form.
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