ASL 2

September 16, 2014

Todays Agenda
Different types of sign language
Brief introduction to research project
Signing Naturally 4.5

American Sign Language
Is not universal
Is not English
There are several different sign languages
but only ASL is the REAL language.
Native language of the North American Deaf
population.
6 different sign languages:
Non-verbal Communication
In-group signs
ASL
PSE (Pidgin Sign English)
Manual English (SEE 1, SEE 2, LOVE)
Rochester Method
Non-verbal communication
Natural gestures
Facial expressions
Body movement
Used internationally
Used when common
language is not available

In-group signs
Home signs
School Signs
Local Signs
Signs are unique to a particular
group or family
ASL
Standard Signs
Finger spelling elements of pantomime
Syntax of its own Ideographic
Visual language that is conceptually
accurate.
Example: I went to the store yesterday is
signed as YESTERDAY STORE I GO.
PSE (Pidgin Sign English)
Standard Signs
Contact language between English
and ASL (Hearing and Deaf)
3 guidelines followed;
ASL in English word order
using articles and verb tenses is optional
noun plurality is deleted.
Example: I went to the store
yesterday is signed and mouthed as I
GO STORE YESTERDAY
Contact languages
Naturally develops as the blending of two
languages of groups of people who come
in contact with each other regularly
Creole
PSE
Pidgin (covers a variety of contact languages)
Simple form of speech using one or two of the
languages, to create communication between
people who have no language in common
Manual English
SEE 1
Seeing Essential English
One-on-One correlation for
changing sound to hand movement.
Uses initialized signs
visual code for Manual English
Example: comfortable, forgetfulness
Manual English
SEE 2
Signing Exact English
one sign for each morpheme in English
Example: I went to the store yesterday
is signed as I GO + ED TO THE
STORE YESTERDAY.
Manual English
LOVE
Linguistics of Visual English
Deaf morphemic language that is/was
not conceptually accurate.
Example: I went to the store yesterday
is signed as I GO + ED TO THE
STORE YESTER + DAY.
Rochester Method
Used when a word needs to be
expressed but no sign is available.
Finger spell every single word.
Example: I went to the store yesterday is
signed as I W-E-N-T T-O T-H-E S-T-
O-R-E Y-E-S-T-E-R-D-A-Y.
Sign Language Research
On a paper write down
Top 3 types of sign language you would like
to research
2 people you would like to work on this project
with
Research options
SEE 1
SEE 2
LOVE
Rochester Method
PSE
Cued Speech (not covered in PPT)
Others? I am open to others if you want to
suggest some.

Research questions
When did it begin?
What was the reason behind developing
this language?
Who created it? Or how did it get created?
Is it still in use? Where and why?
How did it benefit or not benefit Deaf
culture and Deaf education?
How does it look?
SN 4.5
Use blank paper to write out the answers
to the mini-dialogues for 4.5
Please do not write in the books