Phonology Quiz

There are 55 aspects of signs in Stokoe’s Notation System. True or False?

• True

• False

What type of description would the word, BRAVE be provided with for the location?

• neutral space

• wrist on its back, facing down

• trunk, body from shoulder to hips

HOME is an example of contact metathesis.

• True

• False

SHORT & CHAIR share what parameters?

• handshape, movement

• movement, location

• handshape, location

Syllables in sign language demonstrate some shortage of linguistic use and is not linguistically meaningful.

• True

• False

When an insertion of extra movements between two adjacent signs and is caused by the physical characteristics of sign language, what type of phonological process is occurring here?

• movement epenthesis

• reduplication

• phonemes

The “big five” in the analysis of a sign in ASL phonology are:

• Handshape, Location, Orientation, Movement, Non-manual markers

• Handshape, Palm orientation, Location, Movement, Facial expressions

• Handshape, Movement, Location, Orientation, Sign duration

• Handshape, Location, Palm orientation, Movement, Hand dominance

Recent findings have shown that Black ASL is different than that of mainstream ASL users, please provide three phonological processes that have demonstrated the differences.