Transcript Classifiers part 1 - ASL American Sign Language

Dr. Bill
Vicars
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Classifier
s
Lesson 1
The sign
for
classifier
is …
CL
ASL
Classifier
s
Useful
vocabulary
TOPIC =
subject =
quote
HAND
SHAPE
HANDSH
APE
CATEGORY
group of
cluster
as a whole
CLASS-
(Learning group)
vs
CLASS(category)
Classes
=
categories
GROUP
THINGS
MOVEMENT
LOCATION
PLACE
USE /
USAGE
SHOW-
(represent
/ example)
-
Descriptive
Classifiers
(DCL)
DCL’s are also
known as size
and shape
specifiers,
(SASSes).
DCL's help
represent or
describe a
person or
object.
Examples
of DCL's…
DCL:B
(or bent B)
extremely
tall
DCL:B(bent)
short
DCL:4
long hair
DCL:1
bulletin
board
DCL:1
black
board
DCL:4(claw)
freckles
DCL:4
striped
DCL:G
thin
DCL:4(claw)
curly hair
Review
DCL's…
black
board
bulletin
board
curly
hair
very
tall
freckles
Short(person)
stripes
-
Semantic
Classifier
s
SCL's
represent
categories
of nouns.
For
example,
people or
vehicles.
Examples
of
SCL's…
SCL:1
(person)
walking
fast
SCL:1
person
walks
to...____
SCL:3
(vehicle)
car goes
to____
SCL:Y
(obese
person)
waddling
SCL:O-flat
(fast-car)
cruising
SCL:V(bent)
row of
chairs
Review
Semantic
Classifier
s…
row of
chairs
fast-car
cruising
waddling
(person)
walking
fast
(vehicle)
car goes
to____
-
Locative
Classifier
s
LCL's show
placement or
spatial
information
about an
object.
LCL's
sometimes
show types
of
movement
Examples
of
LCL's…
LCL:C
LCL:B
place cup
on napkin
LCL:5 leaf
floating to
the
ground
LCL:1
(sticks)
one hereone here
LCL:B
shelf
(over to
the right)
LCL:1
goalposts
LCL:LL
adjust a
picture
Review
Locative
Classifier
s…
adjust a
picture
cup on
napkin
goalposts
leaf
floating
to the
ground
shelf
(over to
the right)
(sticks)
one hereone here
-
Plural
classifiers
PCL's indicate
a specific
number or a
non-specific
number.
Example
s of
PCL's…
PCL:2
two
people
walking
PCL:4
long line
of people
PCL:4
people
moving in
line
PCL: 5
scads
(many) of
_____.
PCL:V
people
seated in
a circle
Review
Plural
Classifier
s
two
people
walking
long line
of people
people
moving in
line
scads of
_____.
people
seated in
a circle
-
Instrument
Classifiers
ICL’s show
how you would
handle an
object.
Examples
of ICL's…
ICL:
driving
ICL:
hammer
a nail
ICL: play
checkers
ICL: play
chess
ICL: light
match
ICL:
(broom)
sweep
ICL:
(water)
pour in
ICL:
(garbage)
dump out
ICL:
(clothes)
hang up
Review
Instrument
Classifiers
…
driving
dump out
garbage
hammer
in a nail
hang up
clothing
light a
match
play
checkers
play
chess
pour
water in
sweep
with a
broom
-
Body
Classifier
s (Mime)
BCLs: You
use your
body to act
out or role
play.
Sometimes this
is like mime.
Other times you
just show the
action that is
going on.
Examples
of BCLs…
BCL:
almost
throw up
BCL: give
hug to
child
BCL:
listen for
strange
noise
BCL: run
hard /
pumping
arms
BCL:
wave to
crowd
BCL:
yawn
BCL:
scared
reaction
Review:
Body
Classifier
s
almost
throw up
give hug
to child
listen for
strange
noise
run
hard/pum
ping
arms
wave to
crowd
yawn
scared
-
Bodypart
Classifier
s
A specific
part of your
body is
doing an
action.
BPCL
examples…
BPCL:FF
(eyeballs)
-look at
BPCL:
kick
back
(relax)
BPCL:
cross
legs
BPCL:
tap foot
BPCL:
(head)
tiltedback
BPCL:
C-(flat)
big grin
BPCL:LL
red face
embarrassed
BPCL:B
mouth
frowning
Review
Bodypart
classifiers
eyeballslook at
kick
back &
relax
cross
legs
Tilt head
back
big
frown
-
Element
classifiers
ECL's
represent the
elements
(earth, air,
water, fire).
Examples
of
ECL's…
ECL:4
water
from a
faucet
Note:
“wg”
means:
“wiggle”
ECL:5wg
“a candle
burning”
ECL:1
a flash of
lightning
ECL:O-(flat)spread
lights
appearing
ECL:25hand (2h)
shining
star
ECL: O(flat)spread
sunlight
Review
Element
Classifier
s…
water
from a
faucet
a candle
burning
a flash of
lightning
lights
appearing
shining
star
sunlight
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Dr. Bill
Vicars
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