American Sign Language Glossing Cheat Sheet

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What is the correct way to gloss age in ASL?

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AGE-45

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How should you write a word that is signed with your hands in glossing?

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It should be CAPITALIZED.

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How do you gloss a classifier?

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Gloss the classifier with CL:. Add the concept described by the classifier using quotation marks.

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How is a compound sign glossed?

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By using a (+) between the signs.

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What is used in American Sign Language glossing when you point to a specific person, place, or thing?

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IX– before the English pronoun in lowercase.

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What technique is being used: LIST–[number] and numbering each item?

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Listing & Ordering

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How is a loan sign glossed?

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A loan sign is marked by the # symbol.

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When multiple English words are used to show a single ASL sign, what should be placed between the words in gloss?

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A hyphen or dash.

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How should numbers be written gloss?

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Write the NUMBER, not the words for the number.

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How do you show possession in gloss?

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Use POSS– before the pronoun in lowercase.