Unit 2 Culture & Grammar

List 3 Examples of a YES-NO question:

• a. HEREb. TEACHERc. LANGUAGE
• 1. Hearing Culture2. Deaf Culture
• 1. Do you have any children?2. Do you like coffee?3. Are you a student?
• a. NAMEb. COLLEGEc. AGAIN; REPEAT

What non-manual markers are used to ask a YES-NO question in ASL?

• Ask people to move by pressing their shoulder in the direction that would clear your view
• The world's largest collection of materials documenting the language and culture of Deaf people
• 1. Raise brows throughout the question2. Lean head forward with the last sign3. Hold the last sign until your listener starts to answer
• If the support services the school has to provide are lacking; if the student is the ONLY deaf/hard of hearing student

What are three responses that show your understanding and interest in what is being said?

• 1. Spoken language2. Listening
• 1. gentle nods2. brief signs 3. facial expressions
• a. NAMEb. COLLEGEc. AGAIN; REPEAT
• a. YESb. DEAFc. TALK

What may signers assume in the absence of feedback?

• Washington DC
• That you don't understand
• dominant
• a. YESb. DEAFc. TALK

Connections in the Deaf world are important, upon meeting, the first thing commonly shared is?

• Abraham Lincoln
• Flowers & Art
• FIRST & LAST NAME.
• PRIMARY LANGUAGE

Deaf people have many shared experiences so the next information that is commonly shared is

• HEARING STATUS
• Bison
• Washington DC
• dominant

When signing a one handed sign, which hand is used?

• Bison
• 80
• Washington DC
• dominant

a. YES

• DEAF
• TALK

Both your dominant and non-dominant hands are used for what kinds of signs?

• That you don't understand
• Abraham Lincoln
• HEARING STATUS
• Two-handed symmetrical signs:

a. HERE

• TEACHER
• LANGUAGE