asl class 2/24/15. unit 6.1 – “timber” understanding the story what is asl classifier?...

ASL Class 2/24/15

Unit 6.1 – “Timber” Understanding the Story

What is ASL Classifier?

Classifiers are designated handshapes and/or rule-grounded body pantomime used to represent nouns and verbs. The purpose of the classifier is to provide additional information about nouns and verbs such as: location, kind of action, size, shape and manner.  ASL has many classifier handshapes to represent specific categories or class of objects.

VocabularyWORK “area” SANDWICH

TREE HUNGRY DOCTOR

WALK COFFEE

Unit 6.1 – “Timber” Understanding the Story

OpenerME TELL-TO-you STORY

Unit 6.1 – “Timber” Understanding the Story

GrammarOne-person role shift

Two-person role shift

Instrument classifiers (ICL)

Unit 6.1 – “Timber” Understanding the Story

Timber

Unit 6.1 – “Timber” Understanding the Story

T:

T:

ME TELL-TO-you STORY

whq _________MAN WALK++ SEE “what”

S: TREE

Unit 6.1 – “Timber” Understanding the Story

T: TREE, MAN ICL”chopping tree” IX”tree” TREE[(wh)arm”ground”/LCL:5+arm”tree about to fall”] MAN (2h)BPCL:1”step back” BCL”cup mouthto yell” “what”

S: fs-Timber

Unit 6.1 – “Timber” Understanding the Story

Classwork

Please do the student workbook, pages 310-311

Unit 6.1 – “Timber” Understanding the Story