Sign Language Trivia 4

Question 1

What is the 'oralist' approach to deaf education?

Accepted Answer

Educating deaf students using only spoken language and lip-reading, without sign language

Answer

Oralism is an educational philosophy that teaches deaf students to communicate exclusively through spoken language and lip-reading, discouraging or prohibiting the use of sign language.

Question 2

Which landmark 1880 conference voted to ban sign language in schools for the deaf?

Accepted Answer

The Second International Congress on Education of the Deaf in Milan

Answer

The 1880 Milan Congress was an international conference where hearing educators voted to adopt oral-only methods and effectively ban sign language from deaf schools for nearly a century.

Question 3

What is 'tactile ASL' primarily used for?

Accepted Answer

A form of ASL used by deaf-blind individuals who feel the signer's hands

Answer

Tactile ASL is a modification of ASL used by deaf-blind individuals, where the receiver places their hands over the signer's hands to feel the signs as they are produced.

Question 4

What does 'spatial grammar' mean in the context of ASL?

Accepted Answer

The use of three-dimensional space to convey grammatical information such as subjects and objects

Answer

Spatial grammar in ASL uses the three-dimensional signing space to establish referents, show relationships, and convey grammatical information like verb agreement without word order alone.

Question 5

What is 'Black ASL' (BASL)?

Accepted Answer

A dialect of ASL that developed in racially segregated Black deaf schools with distinct vocabulary and style

Answer

Black ASL is a dialect that developed separately due to the racial segregation of deaf schools, and it features distinct vocabulary, more two-handed signs, and a larger signing space than mainstream ASL.

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