1. Using NMS & Classifiers to describe people
Unit 8
Using NMS & Classifiers to describe people

2. Non-Manual Signals “oo” = small, thin, narrow, etc.
“mm” = average or medium
“cha” = large, wide, tall, etc.
“puffed cheek” = large (weight), crowds
Classifiers can do many things….

3. Show the way a noun MOVES He walks slowly.
The car served wrecklessly all over the road.
The cup fell off the table.

4. a noun Describe The man was balding, had a thing goatee, & large ears.
The buttoned collar shirt had polka dots.

5. Show the between two nouns… we’ve practiced these before!
RELATIONSHIP
Show the between two nouns… we’ve practiced these before!
The man sat under the tree and slept.
The girl walked up to me.
The lamp is on the shelf.

6. Show
I can’t decide which zebra to buy. This one only has a few stripes, but the other one is covered with stripes!
There are a ton of cars parked outside!
My mom has a huge collection of snow globes on the coffee table.
Quantity

7. CL:1 Long, skinny things People Outline Pencil on a desk Man standing
chalkboard
CL:1

8. CL:A or (CL:10) Used to show where tall objects are located.
Things on a shelf
Buildings

9. CL:3 Used for vehicles & large animals Cars Boats
(NEVER USED AS AN AIRPLANE!
Shamu

10. CL:4 Used to represent multiples of items and their arrangement Hair
Curtains
Line of people
Stripes

11. CL:5 or CLAW Used to large groups of people or textures on a surface.
Auditorium or stadium
Crowd of students going to cafeteria
curly hair

12. CL:B Used to show “flat” things or surfaces Tables
Shelves & countertops
Rolling hills
Bulletin board

13. CL:C CL:C Used to show round objects or thickness Flag hole
Thick layer of snow on the ground

14. Used to show small round objects
Buttons
Coins
Eyeballs
CL:F

15. CL:2 Used to show people (leg movement!) Walk Lay down in bed Dive
Skip
Marching
CL:2

16. CL: bent 2 Used to represent people sitting or animals
4 people sitting on a park bench
Sit around a table
Owl sitting in the tree
Desks in a row

17. Practice

18. She walked away very angry.
The boy & girl met, then walked off together.
The two of them followed her.
Two vehicles next to each other.
One vehicle passing another.

19. A full parking lot.
A cup on the top shelf.
A man diving off a platform.
A lot of people running away
A head on car collision.
Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall.
Three of us skipping along.