This Comprehension exercise gives you more practice to comprehend the comparative short story. The signer gives you the short story then you are encouraged to summarize the information of name, residence, marital status, cities, near what, etc on your way and then compare the answer information. You are doing the self-assessment to see if you are able to understand the basic short story.
Observe the signer demonstrate the negation semantics that is the difference between NOT and NONE.
The forming negative responses: NOT & NONE. When asked a yes-no question that requires a negative response, you sign BOOK ME READ LIKE NOT, BOOKSTORE ALICE index(she) WORK NOT, POP ME LIKE NOT, and ASL ME PRACTICE NOT. When you asked questions like "Do you have sisters?" or "Is there any more ice cream left?" you sign NONE: for example, PAPER ME NONE(I have no paper.), COOKIE SHARON (index) NONE (Sharon has no cookie) & CLASS ME NONE (I have no class)
Please watch and identify the vocabulary of careers/jobs
This Comprehension exercise gives you more practice to comprehend a short story about Family. You are doing the self-assessment to see if you are able to understand the basic short story.
The Influence (assimilation processes in ASL) of "J" on Handshape in Words Starting with "JA", "JE", "JO"
When it comes to words starting with "JA," "JE," or "JO," it's crucial to pay attention to the letter "J" as it can impact the handshape of the following letter. The presence of the letter "J" causes the second letter (a, e, o) to be incorporated into the final handshape of the letter "J," creating a unique connection between the two letters in the word. This phenomenon showcases how individual letters can interact and influence each other in the formation and appearance of words.
Keep in mind the following:
Several numbers between 67 - 98 require a twisting movement of the wrist. We call them "rocking numbers"
smaller numbers- twist up to larger number
larger number- twist down to smaller number
When someone is asked how old they are, they will answer by telling their age. In ASL age is expressed by combining the movement and location of the sign"old" with the number of years. When talking about age, the numbers 1 - 9 (palm out) of the index finger contact the chin, then the hand moves forward unlike when counting.
10 palm to side
11-19 palm in
20-66 palm out, except for multiples of 11 palm down
For ages younger than 1 year old, use one sign for the number and month incorporated of 1-9 months and use two signs for the number and month of 10-24 months.
Please watch carefully how the signer demonstrates the ranking for siblings or children. Also, the signer provides several examples of sentences that included ranking.