FINAL TEST REVIEW Culture and Classifier Review

What is a Classifier? Classifiers are designated handshapes and/or body pantomimes used to represent nouns and verbs. The purpose of the classifier is to provide additional information about nouns and verbs.

Descriptive Classifier Characterize nouns by their physical characteristics.

Instrument Classifier Shows how a person handles/manipulates an obejct  Example:  Pour a water pitcher  Open the oven door

Element Classifier Represents movements of “elements”  Example:  Air  Smoke  Water  Fire  Light

Locative Classifier Tells the location of an object, and/or its movement.  Example:  Rocks on floor  The dog is on the bed. BED LCL:B, DOG LCL:bentV “on-bed”  The glass is on the table. TABLE LCL:B, GLASS LCL:C “on-table”

Semantic Classifier Describes where the person is located, where they moved, and/or how they moved.  Example:  Person falling forward  Person laying on their back looking up  Person walking by

Body Classifier Used to show how a person moves his/her arms, shoulders, or head.  Example:  BCL:V “look-around”  (2h) BCL:G “big-smile”  (2h) BCL:B “foot-stumbles)

Body Part Classifier Represents specific parts of the body in action.  Example:  Chewing  Throwing a ball

Deaf Culture Audism:  the belief that being able to hear and speak leads to a better quality of life. Deaf President Now  I. King Jordan  Student led/started  Brought about many things:  Laws  Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)  States began to recognize Sign Language as an official language.

Deaf Culture The Milan Congress of 1880 decided the fate of Deaf Education. Movie captions are NOT provided at all theaters. SODA (Sibling/Spouse of a Deaf Adult) CODA (Child of a Deaf Adult) The sign for Coca-Cola originated how?

Deaf Culture Melville Ballard was the first student to enroll and graduate from Gallaudet University. De’VIA  Deaf View Image Art  Must be a visual art form that represents Deaf Experience.  Anyone Deaf, Hearing both can create De’VIA

Deaf Culture PAH! 90% of deaf children are born to hearing families. LeRoy Columbo  Deaf Lifeguard in Galveston, TX.  Risked his life to save 906 swimmers.  In the Texas Book of Records and the Guinness Book of World Records.

Deaf Culture Braille Menu’s are often mistaken to help deaf people. Alice Cogswell was Thomas H. Gallaudet’s neighbor, who helped to inspire Gallaudet to develop a way to educate deaf people. Deafywood  Deaf performers who travel around the US.  Most famous character is SuperDeafy.