Unit 1 Culture & Grammar

When you fingerspell, avoid

• offensive/insulting
• bouncing; stamping
• Sightline
• down; relaxed

Keep your elbow ______ and your arm________

• Sightline
• down; relaxed
• FALSE
• ASL

When signing/spelling, make sure your hand stays in the _______/sign space.

• FALSE
• ASL
• Sightline
• 78

WH questions are questions that ask:

• a. Topb. Bottom
• Who, what, where, why, how
• Phone rings, lamp will blink
• down; relaxed

a. Furrow brows

• lean head forward slightly
• hold the last sign (should be a wh word)

When signing with a Deaf person, where should you look and why?

• They are usually the only deaf/HOH student
• Deaf baby - pass on their heritage and culture
• No sign name, short name (4 letters or less) - ANNA
• The signer's face because critical grammar is conveyed with facial expressions

What strategies might Deaf people use to communicate with you?

• 1. SIGNING2. GESTURES3. WRITING OR TYPING4. THIRD PERSON5. LIPREADING & SPEECH
• No sign name, short name (4 letters or less) - ANNA
• a. initialized/arbitraryb. Descriptive
• 1. language2. values3. rules of behavior4. traditions

List & Describe the 3 ways a Deaf Person gets the attention of others:

• a. Deaf - support it, might have experienced it, want children to participate in deaf community/cultureb. Hearing - don't want to be separated, feel guilty.
• Physical appearance, employment related, characteristics of body movements, personal tendencies or habits, similar sound or meaning of person's name or surname, any unusual or unique characteristics of a person
• He saw a "vast educational and spiritual void among his people" and wanted to establish schools.
• 1. Waving - Small wave in their direction/line of sight2. Tapping -Typically the shoulder, not too hard3. Using an intermediary/Being an intermediary - Get the attention of someone nearby and have them tap the intended person, OR if someone asks you to get someone's attention, tap/wave

Who can assign a sign name?

• Excellence in teaching
• Deaf person/community ONLY
• Deaf President Now "DPN"
• offensive/insulting

Traditionally, male sign names are on the ______ half of the head, and female sign names are on the _____ half of the head.

• ASL
• down; relaxed
• Sightline
• a. Topb. Bottom