ASL142 Chapter 7 Quiz

1. What revolutionary discovery about American Sign Language (ASL) was made in the mid-twentieth century?

• a. ASL was merely a system of gestures

• b. ASL had all the elements of a "real" language

• c. ASL was a form of spoken English

• d. ASL was only used by hearing people

2. What is a primary reason Deaf people in America are considered bilingual?

• a. They use English and Spanish daily

• b. They use ASL and English in their daily lives

• c. They speak both American and British English

• d. They learn French alongside English

3. According to Kannapell (1989), why is ASL considered more accessible than English for Deaf people?

• a. ASL is taught in all schools

• b. ASL uses visual properties for 100% information access

• c. ASL is easier to learn than English

• d. ASL is more similar to spoken languages

4. Which of the following is NOT a misconception about ASL?

• a. ASL is just English on the hands

• b. ASL has an independent grammar

• c. ASL is a form of broken English

• d. ASL is the same as Signed English

5. How do the signs for "brown" differ among various sign languages?

• a. They are identical in all sign languages

• b. They vary due to different cultural symbols

• c. They differ because of the same handshape

• d. They are based on the English language

6. What linguistic analysis level involves the smallest meaningful unit of a word or sign?

• a. Phonology

• b. Morphology

• c. Syntax

• d. Discourse

7. Which parameter is NOT part of the phonological analysis of signed languages?

• a. Handshapes

• b. Movement

• c. Syntax

• d. Palm orientation

8. What does the ASL syntax typically employ in sentence structure?

• a. Subject-Verb-Object

• b. Object-Subject-Verb

• c. Verb-Subject-Object

• d. Subject-Object-Verb

9. Which of the following best describes "Contact Signing"?

• a. A form of oral communication

• b. A blend of ASL and English in signing

• c. A method of teaching spoken English

• d. A type of sign language used exclusively in academia

10. What does "Rarefied ASL" refer to?

• a. Everyday conversational ASL

• b. ASL used in academic settings

• c. Poetic and eloquent ASL used in performances 
  

• d. ASL influenced by English grammar