CDI American Sign Language Proficiency 2

Question 1

Which mouth morpheme in ASL typically conveys that an action was done carelessly or inattentively?

Accepted Answer

TH

Answer

The TH mouth morpheme (tongue slightly protruding) marks carelessness or lack of attention, as in DRIVE-TH.

Question 2

In ASL, which non-manual marker normally accompanies a yes/no question?

Accepted Answer

Raised eyebrows with slight forward head tilt

Answer

Yes/no questions are marked by raised brows, widened eyes, and often a forward head tilt.

Question 3

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?

Accepted Answer

Entity (semantic) classifier

Answer

The 3-handshape represents a vehicle as a whole entity moving through space.

Question 4

Which of the following is NOT one of the five parameters of an ASL sign?

Accepted Answer

Lexical stress

Answer

The five parameters are handshape, location, movement, palm orientation, and non-manual signals.

Question 5

What is the purpose of establishing referents in signing space (indexing)?

Accepted Answer

To allow later pronoun and verb agreement reference to those locations

Answer

Assigning referents to loci lets the signer point back to them and direct agreement verbs between them.

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