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2. Classifiers Lesson 1

3. The sign for classifier is …

4. CL

5. ASL Classifiers

6. Useful vocabulary

7. TOPIC = subject = quote

8. HAND

9. SHAPE

10. HANDSHAPE

11. CATEGORY group of cluster as a whole

12. CLASS-(Learning group) vs CLASS-(category)

13. Classes = categories

14. GROUP

15. THINGS

16. MOVEMENT

17. SIZE

18. LOCATION PLACE

19. USE / USAGE

20. SHOW-(represent / example)

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22. Descriptive Classifiers (DCL)

23. DCL’s are also known as size and shape specifiers, (SASSes).

24. DCL's help represent or describe a person or object.

25. Examples of DCL's…

26. DCL:B (or bent B) extremely tall

27. DCL:B-(bent) short

28. DCL:4 long hair

29. DCL:1 bulletin board

30. DCL:1 black board

31. DCL:4-(claw) freckles

32. DCL:4 striped

33. DCL:G thin

34. DCL:4-(claw) curly hair

35. Review DCL's…

36. black board

37. bulletin board

38. curly hair

39. very tall

40. freckles

41. long hair

42. Short-(person)

43. stripes

44. thin

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46. Semantic Classifiers

47. SCL's represent categories of nouns.

48. For example, people or vehicles.

49. Examples of SCL's…

50. SCL:1 (person) walking fast

51. SCL:1 person walks to...____

52. SCL:3 (vehicle) car goes to____

53. SCL:Y (obese person) waddling

54. SCL:O-flat (fast-car) cruising

55. SCL:V-(bent) row of chairs

56. Review Semantic Classifiers…

57. row of chairs

58. fast-car cruising

59. waddling

60. (person) walking fast

61. (vehicle) car goes to____

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63. Locative Classifiers

64. LCL's show placement or spatial information about an object.

65. LCL's sometimes show types of movement

66. Examples of LCL's…

67. LCL:C LCL:B place cup on napkin

68. LCL:5 leaf floating to the ground

69. LCL:1 (sticks) one here-one here

70. LCL:B shelf (over to the right)

71. LCL:1 goal-posts

72. LCL:LL adjust a picture

73. Review Locative Classifiers…

74. adjust a picture

75. cup on napkin

76. goal-posts

77. leaf floating to the ground

78. shelf (over to the right)

79. (sticks) one here-one here

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81. Plural classifiers

82. PCL's indicate a specific number or a non-specific number.

83. Examples of PCL's…

84. PCL:2 two people walking

85. PCL:4 long line of people

86. PCL:4 people moving in line

87. PCL: 5 scads (many) of _____.

88. PCL:V people seated in a circle

89. Review Plural Classifiers

90. two people walking

91. long line of people

92. people moving in line

93. scads of _____.

94. people seated in a circle

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96. Instrument Classifiers

97. ICL’s show how you would handle an object.

98. Examples of ICL's…

99. ICL: driving

100. ICL: hammer a nail

101. ICL: play checkers

102. ICL: play chess

103. ICL: light match

104. ICL: (broom) sweep

105. ICL: (water) pour in

106. ICL: (garbage) dump out

107. ICL: (clothes) hang up

108. Review Instrument Classifiers…

109. driving

110. dump out garbage

111. hammer in a nail

112. hang up clothing

113. light a match

114. play checkers

115. play chess

116. pour water in

117. sweep with a broom

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119. Body Classifiers (Mime)

120. BCLs: You use your body to act out or role play.

121. Sometimes this is like mime
Sometimes this is like mime. Other times you just show the action that is going on.

122. Examples of BCLs…

123. BCL: almost throw up

124. BCL: give hug to child

125. BCL: listen for strange noise

126. BCL: run hard / pumping arms

127. BCL: wave to crowd

128. BCL: yawn

129. BCL: scared reaction

130. Review: Body Classifiers

131. almost throw up

132. give hug to child

133. listen for strange noise

134. run hard/pumping arms

135. wave to crowd

136. yawn

137. scared

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139. Bodypart Classifiers

140. A specific part of your body is doing an action.

141. BPCL examples…

142. BPCL:FF (eyeballs) -look at

143. BPCL: kick back (relax)

144. BPCL: cross legs

145. BPCL: tap foot

146. BPCL: (head) tilted-back

147. BPCL: C-(flat) big grin

148. BPCL:LL red face embarrassed

149. BPCL:B mouth frowning

150. Review Bodypart classifiers

151. eyeballs-look at

152. kick back & relax

153. cross legs

154. tap foot

155. Tilt head back

156. red faced

157. big frown

158. big grin

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160. Element classifiers

161. ECL's represent the elements (earth, air, water, fire).

162. Examples of ECL's…

163. ECL:4 water from a faucet

164. Note: “wg” means: “wiggle”

165. ECL:5wg “a candle burning”

166. ECL:1 a flash of lightning

167. ECL:O-(flat)-spread lights appearing

168. ECL:25-hand (2h) shining star

169. ECL: O-(flat)-spread sunlight

170. Review Element Classifiers…

171. water from a faucet

172. a candle burning

173. a flash of lightning

174. lights appearing

175. shining star

176. sunlight

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