1. Dr. Bill Vicars Lifeprint.com

2. linguistics

3. structure

4. usage

5. sign

6. signing

7. Tools to analyze signs
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8. Labels, Terms, & Specialized Vocabulary

9. How are FEEL and SICK the same?

10. hand-shape

11. How are FEEL and COMPLAIN the same?

12. Location Orientation

13. How are FEEL and HAPPY the same?

14. Movement Location Orientation

15. How are RED and CUTE different?
handshape

16. Handshape
handshape

17. How are SHORT and TRAIN different?
Orientation

18. Orientation
Orientation

19. SHORT and TRAIN share what 3 characteristics?

20. How are SUMMER and DRY different?
Location

21. SUMMER and DRY share what 3 characteristics?

22. How do you sign “LATE”?

23. How do you sign NOT-YET?

24. How are LATE and NOT-YET different?
Orientation

25. Non-manual marker (facial expression)
Orientation

26. What is the NMM for FINISH?
lips proturded

27. lips protruding
lips proturded

28. What differences have we discussed so far?

29. handshape location orientation movement NMM

30. What shall we call these differences?

31. Parameters, characteristics, parts, or features

32. Now you have some tools in your toolbox.

33. These tools will help you to describe signs.

34. Another tool for our box is “notation”

35. Notation systems allow us to write down signs.
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36. <L-I-F-E- P-R-I-N-T>t PRO-1 KISS-FIST

37. “Glossing”

38. How are Transcription and Translation different?

39. Transcription System / Symbols / Conventions
Uses a system for describing the structure of signs

40. Translation Language to Language

41. How do you sign PREACH?
p28 5th Ed.

42. What handshape does “PREACH” use?

43. Transcription systems pick a label and stick with it.

44. How do you sign LOBSTER?
p28 (More than one version of LOBSTER).

45. Transcription systems need to handle multiple versions.

46. How do you sign BUSY? How about COMMUTE?

47. What would you call that “movement?” in COMMUTE?
back and forth

48. Transcription systems need ways to describe movements.

49. The Stokoe System (William Stokoe)

50. Stokoe focused on: HANDSHAPE LOCATION MOVEMENT

51. How do you sign HEAVEN? SIGN? CHILDREN?

52. How would you describe (in English or writing) the location of those signs?

53. “Neutral Space” is not enough. We need more detail.

54. How do you sign GIVE? NUMBER? NOTHING?

55. What is the handshape for each of those signs?

56. GIVE and NUMBER have different handshapes!

57. Stokoe’s transcription system didn’t provide enough detail.

58. What is the “location” of the sign DEAF?

59. Stokoe’s system wasn’t good at showing “sequence.”

60. Discussing Sequence and Detail are important in signs such as…

61. SUMMER vs DRY SIT vs CHAIR RED vs SWEET

62. Compare: CHRIST CONGRESS (location)

63. Compare…

64. FIRST-PERSON-GIVE-TO-THIRD-PERSON

65. THIRD-PERSON-GIVE-TO-FIRST-PERSON

66. Difference is what?

67. A sequence of locations.

68. How do you sign: ADMIT?

69. “ADMIT” has an NMM. Transcriptions need to be able to account for NMM’s.

70. How do you sign FINALLY? (2 versions: with and without NMM)

71. FINALLY has a change of “orientation
FINALLY has a change of “orientation.” Transcription systems need to account for this.

72. Stokoe’s system didn’t account for enough detail or sequence. 

73. What to do?

74. A new system!

75. Scott Liddell and Robert Johnson

76. Transcription System: “Movement – Hold Model”

77. What are the “moves” and “holds” in these signs…

78. COLOR, GOOD, THINK, light-YELLOW, SCHOOL, DEAF, SODA, CHINA, MAYBE

79. Note: Liddell and Johnson use an “X” to mean “brief hold.”

80. How many handshapes do you think there are in ASL?

81. Stokoe listed 19.

82. Liddell and Johnson listed over 150.

83. Why is that important?

84. Suppose you are transcribing: “20”? “LATER”?

85. Notice how the thumb location is different?