Grammer and Language, Culture, and Community Unit 6 Sharing personal information. ASL AT WORK

1. Figures 6.1, 6.2, and 6.3. What is happening to sign production when two signs female and to-married are combined to form the compound sign wife?

2.When communicating about children in a family, how does a signer show the birth order of the children?

3. Look at Figures 6.5-6.8. What differences do you see in tar formation of the signs?

4. When counting and communicating a number quantity in ASL (for example, how many children are in a family), what is signer's palm orientation for the numbers 1-5? How is the palm orientation different from the numbers 1 to 5 when communicating time and age?

5. Often, signs that share a common element of meaning also share a common aspect of their production. What common aspect of production is shared for many of the signs related to "feeling's"?

6. Describe three factors or mechanisms that may influence the creation of ASL signs?

7. Explain how deaf children born into deaf families with Deaf parents are similar to hearing children born into families with hearing parents?

8. Explain why, in Deaf culture, asking personal questions and sharing background information is important?