ASL2AL12

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classifiers

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handshapes and rule-grounded pantomime used to represent categories of objects.

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grammar

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the whole system & structure of a language.

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indexing

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gesturing, or directing attention toward the actual thingf you are referring to.

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lexicalized fingerspelling

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blend together fingerspelling that forms the sign for a concept.

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(NMM) non manual markers

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face or body movements that affect the meaning of the sign.

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pantomime

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the act of using the body rather than words to describe things; also an art form that can be performed on stage.

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real - world - orientation

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the awareness of the space you are in, including your distance from other objects or points of reference.

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spatial agreement

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signing about a particular subjectconsistently in the direction of the subject.

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surface classifiers

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classifiers that describe the surface shape of the areaor object.

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lexicon

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an inventory of. the vocabulary, grammar, and other units of meaning such as classifiers, that make up a language.