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This lesson looks at the past and how signs change to meet the need of the users. In the past 75 years the signs have moved inward and upward. Another change is how two separate signs were paired...
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They look at adjectives throughout this lesson including iconic adjectives that show size. They review the 4 different ways that adjectives are used in sign language.
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Prefixes and suffixes are explained. They touch on different kinds of classifiers, signs for recreational activities and talk about deaf cultures.
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This lesson covers vocabulary for rooms and furniture around the home. Also described is space used to set up comparisons in sentences as well as the 3 kinds of sentences in the deaf language.
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This program continues the discussion on the use of adjective in American Sign Language: how to compare things and how to incorporate adjectives. Vocabulary related to health and parts of the body are...
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The discuss why English articles are not part of ASL. They talk about English idioms and how to change them into sign language. How conjunctions are handled are also covered.
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Much of the information in a signing conversation is in the expressions and body stance. They compare sentences with and without facial expressions. They also demonstrate specific facial expressions...
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This show focuses on finger spelling and sign vocabulary for colors and clothes. They also cover the manual alphabet and finger spelling for words with no signs.
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They join the Foster family to learn sign vocabulary. This time the vocabulary is about family relationships. Also discussed are the general guidelines of how female and male signs are formed as well...
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One section of this lesson shows how to form signs in occupations and discusses how the "person marker" is used in sign language. They also cover the 4 aspects that make up every sign.