Master ASL Unit 9

The signs for North, South, East, and West are initialized but the direction they are signed varies.

• True

• False

What is the NMS used for signing mansion or big?

• CHA

• BIG

• NONE

• DEPENDS WHICH YOU ARE SIGNING

This sign can be used to show possession or if something exists.

• is there

• to have

• index

• possessives

What is the ability to describe spatial relationships both receptively and expressively called?

• many mass

• classifiers

• proximity

• spatial visualization

Which of the following is not necessary when setting things up in space?

• use of eye gaze

• use of non-manual signals

• flipping the perspective for the other person

• start general and get more specific

What do you add to a sign to add a secondary meaning?

• NMS

• agent marker

• eye gaze

• variations

There is no NMS for the sign post office.

• True

• False

Why isn't there a sign for station in ASL?

• There is, we just don't use it.

• It would be redundant to add a separate sign

• For several ASL signs, this meaning is already included in the sign

• It is fingerspelled, therefore not considered a sign

What was founded in 1991?

• Blue Book

• Deaf West Theater

• American School for the Deaf

• Gallaudet University

Who was the first Deaf actor to appear on television?

• Marlee Matlin

• Christy Smith

• Nyle DiMarco

• Audrey Norton