1. American Sign Language
ASL Glossing
American Sign Language

2. What is “glossing”
“Glossing” is a fancy word for written ASL.

3. What is “glossing” “Glossing” is a fancy word for written ASL.
Yet, ASL does not have a written form, this is a way to keep note of ASL

4. What does ASL glossing look like?
MY NAME fs-B-A-R-B-A-R-A t

5. What does ASL glossing look like?
MY NAME fs-B-A-R-B-A-R-A
Shows that you are doing something with your eyebrows t

6. What does ASL glossing look like?
MY NAME fs-B-A-R-B-A-R-A
Shows that you are doing something with your eyebrows t
Shows that something is fingerspelled

7. What does ASL glossing look like?
MY NAME fs-B-A-R-B-A-R-A
Shows that you are doing something with your eyebrows t
Shows that something is fingerspelled
ASL does not use “is” like English

8. What does ASL glossing look like?
MY NAME fs-B-A-R-B-A-R-A
Shows the type of sentence this is
Shows that you are doing something with your eyebrows t
Shows that something is fingerspelled
ASL does not use “is” like English

9. What does ASL glossing look like?
MY NAME fs-B-A-R-B-A-R-A
Shows the type of sentence this is
Shows that you are doing something with your eyebrows t
Shows that something is fingerspelled
ASL is glossed in all capital letters
ASL does not use “is” like English

10. What does ASL glossing look like?
MY NAME fs-B-A-R-B-A-R-A
Shows the type of sentence this is
Shows that you are doing something with your eyebrows t
Shows that something is fingerspelled
ASL is glossed in all capital letters
ASL does not use “is” like English
There is no English punctuation

11. What does ASL glossing look like?
MY NAME fs-B-A-R-B-A-R-A
Shows the type of sentence this is
Shows that you are doing something with your eyebrows t
Shows that something is fingerspelled
ASL is glossed in all capital letters
ASL does not use “is” like English
There is no English punctuation
Each sentence is written on a different line.

12. What does ASL glossing look like?
MY NAME fs-B-A-R-B-A-R-A
Shows the type of sentence this is
Shows that you are doing something with your eyebrows t
Shows that something is fingerspelled
ASL is glossed in all capital letters
ASL does not use “is” like English
There is no English punctuation
Each sentence is written on a different line.