Linguistic Project

Narrative stories are almost always in what tense?

• Present

• Past

• Past-in-the-Past

• Discourse Space

What is the difference between distal space and proximal space?

• Distal space is the signing space that is further from the signer. Proximal space is the signing space that is closer to the signers body.

• Distal space refers present time. Proximal space refers to past time.

• Proximal space is the signing space that is farther away from the signer. Distal space is the signing space that is closer to the signers body.

• These terms vary in context depending on story segments.

True or False: Eye gaze allows time frame changes throughout a story or conversation

• True

• False

True or False: Some simultaneity may be present in the discourse of speakers?

• True

• False

Topic-Comment constructions are:

• Common in ASL discourse and commonly appear in native passages

• Not common in ASL discourse and do not commonly appear in native passages

• Common in ASL discourse but do not commonly appear in native passages

Topic marked phrases

• Common ground reference points

• Represents Information the speaker believes those being addressed can identify

• Can relate one event to the next

True or False: The signer is included in the signing space

• True

• False

What is a temporal phrase?

• A space related phrase

• A direction related phrase

• A time related phrase

• Any phase in a narrative

Body Partitioning:

• Is a critical part of ASL

• Is used to show two different characters in a narrative

• Is used only in English

• Is often seen in ASL narratives

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