American Sign Language Flashcard

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Origin of American Sign Language

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France

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Father of the Deaf

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Charles-Michel de l'Épée

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Third most-studied language in the U.S.

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American Sign Language

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Number of sign languages worldwide

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300

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Teaching method promoted by Alexander Graham Bell

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Oralism

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Five parameters of ASL sign

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Hand shape, Palm orientation, Location, Movement, Non-manual signals

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Purpose of fingerspelling in ASL

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Communicate with hearing people

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Fingerspelling in ASL

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Proper names and titles

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Primary focus in sign language conversation

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Signer's facial expressions

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Purpose of signing space in ASL

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Maintain consistency in sign size