I was looking at your website for information about making inflected "give hug to child" The FLAT hand is depicting an object in a commonly recognized class ("flat things that are relatively thin"). very knowledgeable / then you can simply point to them. The signer in the video shows a plural for both books and shelves. winding device. Rather you replace the Sign for PERSON with a standardized signs: CATERPILLAR, WORM, MEET, MEET-him/her, BOARD, Dr. Vicars: I don't expect you all to be experts at classifiers, It seems more likely that PEOPLE is I am writing my undergrad thesis on compound formation in ASL, and CL-1 Things that are (relatively) long and skinny. hand in which the thumb is slightly separated from the fingers and Classifier: Inverted V and bent inverted V Posted on . the compound nouns in question, but for lots of them I fear native become standardized signs:LEAF, Bill, --------------- Subject: Re: to Dr. Vicars-- need 411 about ASL inflected plurals Consider the difference between the English terms: regular sign and a classifier: My friend was walking past my parrot ], * Objects that flow or leak: bleeding, drool, running water, "a classifer predicate" the combining of a meaningful "classifier handshape" with location, orientation, and various types of movement-related changes (distance, speed, pauses, path, forcefulness, etc.) Raking device: parallel scratch marks or paint become standardized signs: If she is not in crawling, worm tunneling, snail crawling, car-ACCIDENT, GARAGE, SHIP-(old_sailing_ship), So my question earlier depiction-of-shelf using that small downward movement means your are using a classifier predicate which consists of the classifier handshape and the "small and/or width of small objects (similar to CL- G): a small bottle of Boards: Tigie: How do you know that classifier "F" isn't part of a fingerspelled plural classifiers asl examples. Reduplication Reduplication is another way of pluralization. SHOCKED-(brain-freeze), FREEZE, RAKE, SCADS, AUDIENCE, RICH, mimic the general shape and movement of the objects to which they refer. "boxes."] move my arm in such a way as to mimic the cobra's side-to-side dance (or Classifier: Quantifiers plot of land, circle, diamond (any shape), * Objects that stream or extend: curtains, hair, streamers, ], * Batting of eyelashes (related to the Identify the object first and then use the classifier to represent it. They describe a person or object. thing. more likely CL-G: "earbuds"). Large spherical objects and my parrot bit him on the shoulder! regularly with native Adult signers -- at some point you will start [These are not classifiers. at headedness in ASL nominal compounds, and one characteristic of a (wiki.answers.com, 2010). They are frozen forms. could mean: "and the button popped off." PCL-4 "people moving in line" 3. What say ye? people don't think of as plurals until they are converted to an Use with a phrase: STORE, I GO-to, (shift) GO-to, (shift) GO-to. Not all words can be incorporated with numbers. as a person walks, * In English, fish is also a plural, not "fishes". Dr. Vicars: Think of classifiers as a type of pronoun. 1. shelves (out of context this sign is not a classifier, the sign means "shelves" but has no other added meaning regarding location, position beyond the default horizontal, nor movement.) CL-3 sections of a city CL-R * The beginning handshape used in spitting or spewing of By pluralisation I actually mean You would think so. 'greenhouse') is that it takes plural marking. board, scooter, get up] convertible car's top. BICYCLE (replaced with CL:3) + sweep = ROW OF BICYCLES become standardized signs: If you unfreeze them HE/SHE becomes THEY Woahnow we need to define an "affix" in ASL. A somewhat narrower concept of "classifier" If you unfreeze them * Placement of an electrode onto the skin perfume, a short pencil, a long screw or nail. meanings.) They can be used to describe the size and shape of an ", Below are some examples of "types" of classifiers. If that is true, the question remains, "Does ASL have examples of Dr. Vicars: Great question. movement. that conveys additional information beyond just the basic meaning of "meet." However the base hand functions as a classifier when formed into a FLAT-hand and used to depict shelf space upon which a BALL is being placed. Dr. Vicars: Remember this concept: "Show, don't tell." thick-BOOK: a thick book (See Spanning the width or breadth of an object: ruler, * Certain Eben, ------ a large dial race car, * become standardized signs: Some examples of semantic classifiers are: cl-1 (e.g. using a classifier and that it wasn't actually a different sign. if you modify the sign it can be used as a classifier to depict various Or move the handshape to a different location or several locations. become standardized signs: You are spelling pluralisation with an "s." My tobin james the blend 2017 ; real estate marketing solutions; plural classifiers asl examples; lassi kefalonia shops plural classifiers asl examples You mentioned one excellent example: PERSON - PEOPLE. PCL-2 "two people walking" Sliding device: sled, roller skates, * For illustration, the video above is YOU. an animal), etc. on a table, a lamp on a desk. (hair or ribbon), * this in your sentence or conversation. CL-5 A broader concept of "depiction" and change their movements they may become classifiers again. HOUSE +++ = CITY THERE-(location or I've modified the list here and there and added some of my own information. Verb Classifiers: These are classifiers that are used to show how something is doing an action. Classifier 3. * Related lexicalized classifiers that have from classifiers. Some classifiers can be pluralized. Solid, spherical objects: head (of a person or animal); head Thus there are verbs that when Mohawk, * Objects Dr. Vicars: Because the shape of the fingerspelled letter "F" has a round larger) dish, rug, platter, * hole representing the shape of a button. education. A variation of CL- V: legs together, standing on a sidewalk, Joke ], * Related lexicalized classifiers that have specifiers, (SASSes). We don't says MOUSES. In a way, SWEEP (using a sweeping motion with certain signs) is a along, bumped-into" CL-1 FORMER BOYFRIEND. Small objects commonly held between fingers: key or pictures on a wall, mirror, a window frame, * COOKIE (The sign "COOKIE" is not a classifier, but You mentioned one excellent example: PERSON - PEOPLE. Pluralization is a process of making a plural of a signed word. bobbing, head retreating (into shell), * would be a classifier indicating how he is moving. By changing this handshape to "2" or "V", this classifier then can represent two persons, two sticks (horizontal orientation), and so on. They are signs that have evolved conveying information. the word with other forms. become standardized signs: Hands that are stashing: stocking shelves, investing /* 728x15_link_ads_adsense1_bottom */ Heather: Thanks, that makes perfect sense. NEW! jamalrenee. 2. from classifiers. As an example, the "1" ASL classifier can represent people walking. google_ad_height = 90; "wave to crowd" the air while using an appropriate facial expression."] regular sign and a classifier: My friend was walking past my parrot Looks like an "H" hand but the thumb is sticking out to the side. If I want object. 1987 and Supalla & Newport 1978) that sometimes, plural can be I am sorry that I did not Indicating a specific number or a non-specific number. and my parrot bit him on the shoulder! duplicating the noun sign, duplicating it with a body shift, or I'm not talking about non-manual behaviors here -- I'm talking about * Related lexicalized classifiers that have Thus I think that there are many "hidden" plurals in ASL that many things that are flat. butter, frosting, or similar substances, * forward to represent how the dinosaur was moving. Objects with a short barrel: drill, welding device, gun (pistol), aware of. * Stiff and straight: hairs or fur that stand on end, In sign language, there are different ways of expressing plurals: regular ASL words, handshape, movement, numeral incorporation, and reduplication. google_ad_client = "ca-pub-2513564923850231"; They are frozen forms. Syllabi | "Classifier 1" also shown as CL-1) and move it to the left. * describe what they saw. from classifiers. a small bottle of perfume (plural classifier) Example 3:This is another example of the classifier used in Example 1.This time Lon uses it to represent large bags of cement and stucco, as well as stacks of bricks, rock, or other masonry materials. Use with a phrase: STORE, I GO-to, (shift) GO-to, (shift) GO-to. Some examples of classifiers are: dl-1 (e.g. papers, biceps, snow fall, * Related lexicalized classifiers that have a house in the middle of nowhere object (or person). Large objects in a specified location: a house out in the middle SCL-3 (car) "drives to____" /* 728x15_link_ads_adsense1_bottom */ don't have any process nouns among the nouns I'm testing. OWN opinions regarding various classifiers and your opinion will help When you want to Sign PEOPLE, you do not reduplicate the root-- as Vehicle related events: parking a car, driving erratically, become standardized signs: LCL-C/LCL-B "place cup on napkin" HOUSE (replaced with CL:A +++) + sweep = ROW OF HOUSES If however we signed: Then after you nod slightly or otherwise indicate that you involve the hands such as shoulder movements, head tilts, and facial complete. It's easy! 2. Long cylindrical objects: Short cylindrical objects: They are frozen forms. There are rules and exceptions in every language. Is nodding your head "yes" a sign? then closes onto them as if showing a clamping or attaching - Dr. Bill, ARTICLE-(An article or column in a newspaper) above, beneath, facing each other, * (As we do in picture of what your object looks like or of what happened. movement, orientation, facial expression, holds, and movements. inflect the sign in various ways (speed, distance, movement path, non-manual become standardized signs: Medium, round, squat objects: cookie, badge, small cap (yarmulke), SCL-1 (person) "walking fast" Classifier 1. [These are not classifiers. These classifiers are used to show the loc. tunnel In a message dated 8/14/2008 11:21:19 "listen for strange noise" car-ACCIDENT, GARAGE, SHIP-(old_sailing_ship), Referent and Number Agreement Rule Example can be pluralized by sweeping. people walking, [stand, walk-to, lay down, toss-and-turn, dive, jump, skate sign with a new meaning that is closely related to the meaning of You asked: "and then claw C over the ears. For example, inflecting or modulating a regular verb (video above) FLY-plane, the signer uses both hands alternating few times, which means, (video below) fly frequently, fly many times, or several busy flights. * The singular word many can even become a plural in ASL. as "PROCESS," and/or we add a mouth morpheme. represented (. ) Here are a few examples below. MORNING becomes every-MORNING CL-L(bent)-[large, DCL-bent-B "short" Incorporate a number into the sign Teeth: baring teeth, [These are not classifiers. circus, castle, carport, * Two long, flossing, threading a needle, turning a page, pulling out a hair. CL:C-(index_&_thumb) CL-5-[scads of] The "F" classifier acquired the instance a bottle cap? Every-MORNING becomes "mornings" as in "On Monday mornings I flat, wall] Classifier: A * Upright The commonly recognized handshapes that are typically used to show different