Hearing Aid
Deaf Aid Heh ;-)
A hash mark # in front of a sign means to use lexicalized fingerspelling. That means mutated spelling that now looks like a sign instead of individual letters.
This is called “lexicalization.” For example: #BANK
1. YOUR MONEY, YOU KEEP WHERE?
How do you sign: STUDENT COLLEGE
2. COLLEGE STUDENT ALWAYS BROKE-(financially), WHY?
How do you sign: CAN / ABLE BUSINESS
Manage Administer Reign Control
3. CAN YOU MANAGE YOUR-SELF (your-own) BUSINESS?
How do you sign: TOMORROW VS DAILY
4. TOMORROW, YOU #BUSY? Note: if you see a # symbol in a sign language text, it indicates lexicalization of spelling.
5. WHAT COST CENT-25? When signing “cent amounts,” do the “cents” part of the sign first. COST / fine / fee / tax / surchage
How do you sign: EARN DOLLARs Use twist for 1 thru 9: $1 $2 $3 $4 $5 $6 $7 $8 $9 Use “DOLLAR” sign for: $10 $11 $12 …
For the concept “more than” You can sign MORE You can sign THAN or you can use the combined sign “MORE-THAN”
6. YOU EARN MORE THAN 10 DOLLAR HOUR 6. YOU EARN MORE THAN 10 DOLLAR HOUR? [“more than” can be shown with two signs or just “one combined sign”]
Note: We sometimes fingerspell the concept of “early” using a lexicalized version. 1. EARLY (normal) 2. #EARLY Lexicalized
7. YOU LIKE GO CLASS EARLY?
How do you sign: GOVERNMENT PAY “Well” (GOOD)
8. YOU THINK GOVERNMENT PAY GOOD?
Vocational Rehabilitation (a govt Vocational Rehabilitation (a govt. agency generally pays for deaf students to attend college.
How do you sign: SAFE This can be initialized to mean: FREE INDEPENDENT LIBERAL
9. CAN DEAF GO COLLEGE FREE?
A “classifier” is a type of sign that shows a general category of shape or function.
For example, a CL:C can show a cup. A CL:F can show a quarter or button. A modified CL:C (index and thumb) can show a large COIN such as an old “silver dollar” coin.
Often when signing ASL we will ask if the person is familiar with a topic…then we will go on with our sentence. We do this by raising our eyebrows and signing things like: KNOW, REMEMBER, HEARD, SEE BEFORE…
10. KNOW+ SILVER DOLLAR CL:C-(index and thumb) 10. KNOW+ SILVER DOLLAR CL:C-(index and thumb)? [response = yes], YOU HAVE? (Are you familiar with “silver dollars? Do you have one?) (review…)
#BUSY?
WHAT
A-B-C-FINGERSPELL,
ALWAYS
and
BROKE-(financially)?
BUY
CAN
CENT-25?
WHY
CL:C-(index-thumb)
COLLEGE
COST
DEAF
DOLLAR
FAVORITE
FREE
EVERYDAY = DAILY = regular
GO = “go to” = “go there”
BUSINESS,
HAVE?
SHOW-me
HOW-MANY
LETTER-(alphabet)
LETTER-(mail)
MANAGE?
CAN
OLD
POP?
HOW-MANY
RETIRE?
KNOW
TOMORROW,
SILVER
STUDENT
WANT
YOU
YOUR
Practice Sheet 22.C
Many Deaf Subscribe to "Supplemental Security Income" (SSI) which is a form of government support. The sign for "receive SSI" is the same as the sign for "subscribe/subscription." It means "to get regularly." It can also be interpreted as "being on the dole." Why subscribe? Because they can’t find a job.
11. EVERYDAY YOU BUY WHAT? POP CANDAY NOTHING LUNCH PARKING PERMIT
OFFICE HAVE YOUR-OWN
12. YOU HAVE YOUR-OWN (your-self) OFFICE?
PARENTS PAY FOR CLEAN VS CLEAN+ BEDROOM
13. YOU THINK PARENT SHOULD PAY CHILDREN FOR CLEAN+ BEDROOM?
TRUE=actual, real, sure… FAVORITE = “prefer” COMPUTER 1 2 3
NEXT-YEAR SCHOOL REGISTER FINISHE YOU?
SELF can mean “your own” BOX can mean ROOM ROOM initialized with “O” = “OFFICE
15. YOU HAVE your-SELF OFFICE?
Practice Sheet 22.D
MOM vs GRANDMA SEND 1 2 MONEY VS DOLLARS
# EARLY VS EARLY
16. YOUR GRANDMA SEND MONEY?
GOVERNMENT FEDERAL POLITICS PAY “Do you think…?”
SHOW SHOW-him/her SHOW-me “my favorite show-(movie)”
17. SHOW-me YOUR FAVORITE SIGN
MOM DAD = “parents” NICE NICE = “clean up” FOR vs CENT vs SMART
18. YOU THINK PARENT SHOULD PAY CHILDREN FOR CLEAN+ BEDROOM?
SUPPOSE PREFER = favorite COMPUTER TRUE = REAL = SURE Spell the concept of a “teller” (at a bank)
18. YOU THINK PARENT SHOULD PAY CHILDREN FOR CLEAN+ BEDROOM?
19. SUPPOSE YOU GO BANK YOU PREFER COMPUTER or TRUE PERSON TELLER
KEEP VS TAKE-CARE OF (version 1) TAKE-CARE OF (version 2)
The alphabet = “abc spell” alphabet letter spell that
EARN vs COLLECT
20. YOU EARN MONEY HOW?