1. ASL 2
Classifiers

2. Purpose of classifiers
Replaces a noun
Clarifies a message
More efficient

3. show movement, location, and appearance
Classifiers
show movement, location, and appearance
show where and how something moves
Show what it looks like
where it is located

4. What do classifiers represent?
Whole entity
Surface
Instrumental
Depth/width
Extent
Perimeter shape
On-surface

5. A- vase, can, bottle, statue, placment of items on a table
Letter Handshapes
A- vase, can, bottle, statue, placment of items on a table
B/4- time marker, 4 people together, walls, floors, shelves, flat objects

6. Handshape Classifiers
C- cup, trash can, building, large pipe, shape of something
F- coins, buttons, eyes moving back and forth, pearl necklace, shape of cigar
G- eyebrows, mouth, mustache, collar, bird beak

7. Handshape Classifiers
ILY- bird, airplane flying
L- show shape of objects- picture frame, clocks, lakes, or size
O- pipes, handlebars, hose

8. S- show a head- nodding, peaking through a door, animal stretching/turning head
U- people sitting or standing, thin objects- tongue, diving board, tie

9. Number handshapes 1- person, time marker 2- two people
3- vehicle, animal
4- 4 people, hair style, whiskers
5- 5 people walking, leaves falling, hair style

10. Stative- does not move/stationary Process- moves Contact- touches
3 kinds of Classifiers
Stative- does not move/stationary
Process- moves
Contact- touches

11. Stative
Car parked
Time marker
Vase
Person standing

12. Process
Car moving
Animal running
Person walking
Eyes moving

13. Contact
Vase on table
Car parked
Coins on a table

14. Which Handshapes are allowed for Classifers?
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