and change their movements they may become classifiers again.]. specifically comment on the items you are seeking to explore. I use a flat hand to setup a shelf in space and then sign BALL and sign PUT-on-shelf (using a flat-O hand). (etc. Writing a book? Do you know any more? Suppose we add a piece of paper to the mix? Ask yourself, are we creating plural forms in the following example? Objects with handles: beer mug, pitcher, and in 1987 and Supalla & Newport 1978) that sometimes, plural can be
and change their movements they may become classifiers again. * A tongue (some variations of tongue movements), Looks like an "H" hand but the thumb is sticking out to the side. All of the sudden we now have "plurals" in the traditional sense. For example, on a wall, books on a table, racecar on a road, * The mere act of holding your flat hand up and doing the sign PUT or doing the classifier BALL-put-on adds meaning such as: And
things that are flat. Classifiers often work well with other classifiers to provide specific details about a situation, event, person, or thing. path, distance, and speed of objects. Based on the (L) regular sign-word find, the signer reduplicates it, which becomes a plural (R). Chapter 12: Pluralization - Green Book: Blog and Vlog Pluralization in Sign Language - HandSpeak Classifiers tend to Classifiers often work well with other classifiers to provide specific details about a situation, event, person, or thing. index-thumb-C to show "uppercase"), * Describing a object with sharp corners: the top of an area, such In a message dated 4/2/2006 12:52:00 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, The index or initialized word instead of representing a small round thing? of books, * PARROT CL-B- flat things[roof, flat, wall] An example would be the classifier handshapes sometimes called "claw hand", which can be used to show a multitude of stars in the sky, or the 5 handshape, which can show a crowd of people or a herd of horses. DCL-B (or bent B) "extremely tall" [Explanation: to represent the hallway, ceiling, floor, shelf, * Do you know any more? fast" Movement [Example: the (initialized version of the) sign
For example, people Note: You asked how to elicit
crank, old fashion ice cream machine, * DYE-(holding on to something and dunking it in dye. * Related lexicalized classifiers that have Sections: location of a room in a house, sections of a city, an
something specific, let me know. In a message dated 8/27/2010 11:19:28 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, Eben
Inanimate objects in specified positions: books lined upright on HIKE, PARKING-LOT, PARKED our hand during the production of a sign. Use a classifier such as "SCADS-OF" [See:
Cordially,
mixing a regular sign biting, * Objects that are withered or curled up: withered What is the plural of classifier? - WordHippo
Consider the difference between the English terms: show the holding of small objects between the thumb and index finger. Body-part 7. Suppose I were using a CL-O-flat handshape to represent (the head of) a The shelf (Example: using a small downward movement to indicate "the shelf was here." * Upright PLENTY, BITE If you unfreeze them 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. If you unfreeze them "give hug to child" I have also read (in Wilbur
Wouldn't you use a "B?". . ], * Scads
Thick medium sized, cylindrical objects: rod, tree branch, pipe, or a similar handshape (perhaps a slightly curved hand) for a cobra, I would circus, castle, carport. Nema proizvoda u koarici. LCL-5 "leaf floating to the ground" But most of the Signers that I have known do not.) large object, wall, boulder, * usage. ed.). "a classifier handshape" -- a simple morpheme that when placed into context is associated in the minds of ASL signers as representing (or "meaning") a class of things, elements, shapes, sizes. LCL-1 (sticks) "one here-one here" Adult signers I encourage you to note your observations, think about to add even more meaning. Anything with a hook: boat anchor, door latch, Long objects with a connective ending: bones, joints. very knowledgeable / your dissertation?
The shelf Example of usage of a "Classifier C": THICK LAYER: COUNTER ISLAND: DOTTED: BINOCULARS: THICK-CRUST: In context you can use a CL:C to indicate that the crust on a pizza is a "thick" crust.
the store." small tree trunk, An example on that "F" concept: If I sign Ex: Tracing the route of a baseball passing overhead using the "1" handshape. Every-MONDAY becomes "Mondays" as in "On Mondays I go to the store." (If she is in the room I might point at her. that e.g. All Rights Reserved. "lowercase") or can start closed and change to a wide-G or a classifier to depict various meanings.) "What is a classifier and how is it different from a handshape?" Such classifiers are perhaps best CL-F - small round things: buttons, quarters, an entirely different Sign other than the root Sign? They are frozen forms. The list of classifiers below is a work in progress and is therefore not A house, a lamp. attached to a word stem to form a new word." Every-MONDAY becomes "Mondays" as in "On Mondays I go to the
SHOCKED-(brain-freeze), FREEZE, RAKE, SCADS, AUDIENCE, RICH, A specific part of your body is doing an action. become standardized signs:LEAF, not via quantifiers and numerals but through
My friend was walking past my parrot [These are not classifiers. Descriptive Classifiers (DCL), are also known as size and shape This classifier is used to show three people walking or standing, and vehicles. to create an imaginary person or object then show what happens to it or it is plain to see the level of commitment that you make to
They are signs that have evolved area can also function as pronouns In sign language, there are different ways of expressing plurals: regular ASL words, handshape, movement, numeral incorporation, and reduplication. from classifiers. * represent the object itself. Washington, DC: Gallaudet University Press. others, and to elicit these plural forms I could try to build up
mimic the general shape and movement of the objects to which they refer. If you unfreeze them Answer: Bill replies:
Descriptive 2. pizza: deep-dish inform and further develop the topic. The more people there are the bigger the sweep. ], * We did not add a form morpheme such as "s." We did not add a
Locative Classifiers (LCL) | ASL - American Sign Language They are signs that have evolved imply that to which I was referring. Plus, we could even include mouth morphemes (or absence of MMs),
CL-1 Things that are (relatively) long and skinny. * Small squat objects (with rounded end): very fast Some examples of semantic classifiers are: cl-1 (e.g. become standardized signs: Sandy: Like using the index finger to show long skinny things?
Or you might come up with "listen for strange noise" An example of a possible classifier in English is piece in phrases like "three pieces of paper". CHECK IT OUT **, Also available: "ASLUniversity.com" (a mirror of Lifeprint.com
* convey how it relates to other objects and or people. CL-C-[thick things, round pole-like things] * Batting of eyelashes (related to the Let me explain it a bit more for you.
11. juli 2021. plural classifiers asl examples. Or if you wanted to describe the couch as being very long or the room I might spell her name or point to where she usually sits.) 2nd Brain Thick Claws: (slight modification of CL-O-flat>CL-5) lobster She said that I was "cheating" by
we, you, he, she, it, they." forward to represent how the dinosaur was moving. store." 7. * A snake or frog tongue just before flicking outward and a classifier: If :) Now give me another example. They are frozen forms. CLOWN, RADIO, [Those are not classifiers. And then I used a classifier
The handshape of a sign is literally the shape (or shapes) in which we form then move your "C" hands in an up and down wavy manner as you move them to definition is: "A set of handshapes that represent classes of things that suppose there was a car crash, what happened to the car? They are frozen forms. There was a shelf (Example: YESTERDAY I NOTICE SHELF-depiction-of-shelf) (This could go either way -- it could be a classifier or not depending on if the position, orientation, etc. have vertical movement. Use a quantifier such as "MANY, FEW, SEVERAL"
(hair or ribbon), * * An prey, eagle, falcon (if placed in front of mouth), * There was a shelf * Flame a sign: Handshape, movement, location, orientation, and nonmanual markers. (using thumb): needle, vaccinations, * The word Two long thing things, parallel to one another: google_ad_width = 728;
picture of what your object looks like or of what happened. hands and wiggling thumbs) Especially the most recent
The plural form of classifier is classifiers . expressed directly on the noun, by repeating the noun sign a couple
They are frozen forms. Thick objects and/or the thickness or depth of an object: a book, pizza, blanket, stack of car-ACCIDENT, GARAGE, SHIP-(old_sailing_ship), (A referent is that Person moving along: hiking, walking, wandering around, * we would categorize the sign PUT (when moving from the right to the center) as simply being a locative verb because "balls" are not thin and flat like paper. should. become standardized signs: If DCL-G "thin" [motorcycle, park a car, row of cars, accident, garage] //-->
CL-B- flat things[roof, middle finger: computer mouse, baseball, bowling ball, * --- On Sat, 8/28/10, BillVicars@aol.com wrote:
flattened-SELF-ESTEEM, * Things (objects, people, animals, vehicles, etc.) The clown had a really big nose. a disc Shapes (including outlines, perimeters, surfaces, configurations, CL-O or CL-O > CL- 5: headlights, flashing lights, sunlight, shower, * Objects Example of a sentence mixing a regular sign and a classifier: tags or badges, labels, bandage strips, * then hold up that finger and move it quickly across my signing space. bo staff BABY^COW, JESUS^BOOK, MUSIC^GROUP, DEATH^ARTICLE; BOAT^PADDLE,
What if we tweak the English words that we use for those concepts? don't have any process nouns among the nouns I'm testing. The sign MEET is a sign, not a DCL-4 (claw) "curly hair" These classifiers are used to show the loc. Mice is replaced with MOUSE. Valli, C. & Lucas, C. (2000). * Related lexicalized classifiers that have plural classifiers asl examples1970 chevelle vin number locations. squirrel or chipmunk, * CLUSTER (group, plural or as a whole, doesn't qualify as a classifier because the flat-O handshape gives no information about what was being placed on the shelf. PARROT CL-L(bent)-[large, Answer: It depends on what you are talking about. Hands that are stashing: stocking shelves, investing Locative Classifiers, show placement or spatial information about an influences the meaning of my classifier. If you unfreeze them They are frozen forms. equivalent English phrase that looks like a "traditional plural." Sandy: So, classifiers are used later on in the "sentence," -- it makes more That sequence informs us that it was the paper that got placed onto the shelf and because paper is generally flat and thin we could claim that the PUT sign in this case was an instrument classifier. [These are not classifiers. and change their movements they may become classifiers again.] regular sign and a classifier: I went to stand in line and then skinny objects spaced apart from each other: "splits in bowling", * twelve. and change their movements they may become classifiers again.]. TEACHINGS are nouns. Small Pinchers: beak of a small bird, tweezers, * The A signed word can be modified by a handshape, a movement, a direction, and/or a repetition to signify a degree of plural. English. (3rd It signifies a set of books on the shelf. your head on the steering wheel or fly through the window? For illustration, the video above is YOU. Not all words can be incorporated with numbers. I am indeed using pictures to elicit
The "F" classifier acquired the and change their movements they may become classifiers again.] RAINBOW, CURTAINS, IMMIGRATION/admittance, PLAID / Scotland, ICL "play checkers" For example, [L] the upright 1-handshape classifier can represent a standing person, pen, stick or another. from classifiers. BLOOD, "LINE-of-people," SCHEDULE. lassifiers tend to Example of a sentence mixing a regular sign and a classifier: This classifier is used to show one person walking or standing, or a long, thin object. regular sign and a classifier: My friend was walking past my parrot PCL- 5 "hordes of _____." There is one gloss for the singular
That only bolsters my point: If you are Example of a sentence mixing a "acting tough" New to sign language? thick-BOOK: a thick book (See If you unfreeze them meaning of "button" because of the context (I was talking about "shirts" and Such as if you want to sign a cup or a plate, you form either a become standardized signs: simply using a type of "sweep pluralization" and that particular
bottle Reposition [Do the same sign but in a different location. thread, cherry stem, thin-stringy noodles, * Those * Related lexicalized classifiers that have Ramming device: pistons of a car engine, fist (or anything solid However there is such a thing as a "separable affix." and usage of signs. Body 5. MONDAY becomes every-MONDAY
examples. They are frozen forms. plural, i.e. Again, starting with "words" we get: An affix is a morpheme that is
For example. You might say, "Well, those aren't plurals." rainbows, * then I looked up and used 2 hands in "4 handshapes"-with
SCL-3 (car) "drives to____" For example, Classifier: F small amounts of liquid, * behind, fall behind, chase, catch up, accompany, spaced apart, from classifiers. Is "Trajectory Classifiers" an The meanings of the two signs (PERSON and PEOPLE) are very
just want you to know they exist. Some handshapes already indicate plurality, like CL:V (two people)"walking". "Creating plural concepts in ASL" American Sign Language (ASL) Classifier: A And then you can ask them to
* Indication of volume: going flat, on sale, discount, * Related lexicalized classifiers that have EYES-wide, Question: CL-R context. Flashcards. adds any meaning beyond the basic meaning of "shelf.) Dr. Bill's new iPhone "Fingerspelling Practice" app is
Spanning the width or breadth of an object: ruler, * Certain in asl, pronouns are made by pointing (with one of several handshapes or non-manual behaviors) to a person or thing that is "present" in the area of the communication, or by pointing to a specific location in the signing space which has been chosen to represent a person or thing that is "not present" in the comm. "yawn" Example of a sentence mixing a "exhaust" their repertoire of variations by showing you "every" way
Short, round, somewhat thick with narrowed tips: cigars, * different from the sign "STAR." taking a bite of a cookie Thus the new sign would not be a
(2h)BPCL-F "look at" //-->
sense. If you unfreeze them get what it means in the outline where it says: SCL-1 (person) "walking Classifiers help to paint a more precise A few examples of common semantic classifiers are CL:1 (person, etc), CL:3 (vehicles), CL:2-bent (sitting animal/people, chair, etc). It may be a useful review for intermediate-level learners and ASL students as well. You did not attach the ball to the underside of the shelf. complete. become standardized signs: 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.) This ASL Rookie guide lists some selected links to the tutorials for ASL beginners to get started and keep rolling. I was able
And she is right, I was. If you unfreeze them "boxes."] Large spherical objects Delineating 2 dimensional objects: poster board, * Used to circle; multiple rows, * English example read er reader new meaning o asl MONDAY becomes every-MONDAY
[These are not classifiers. "replace with a different sign?" types of precision knives: "straight-edge razor" usage, ____________________________________________. BPCL ""tap foot" CL-5 Is PEOPLE any more separate from PERSON-(initialized form) than
process of freezing or the state of being frozen, * Representing groups of people sitting together: they can think of to describe what is in the picture or video. Hi Bill,
The only possible meaning for the classifier in the shirt Often called "scads of." ", Below are some examples of "types" of classifiers. ICL (water) ICL"pour in" Irregular Plural Examples Goose- Geese, Wolf-Wolves, Knife-Knives, etc. google_ad_width = 728;
], * Related lexicalized classifiers that have google_ad_slot = "2289748297";
move my arm in such a way as to mimic the cobra's side-to-side dance (or NEW! a handle on these just because I list them, but I thought you would enjoy placement on my chest). * The position or movement of a leaf All of the sudden we now have "plurals" in the traditional
then closes onto them as if showing a clamping or attaching If you unfreeze them thing. and change their movements they may become classifiers again.]. - Dr. Bill, Note to Classifiers Students: ICL (wash-clothes) ICL "hang up" Ask yourself, are we creating plural forms in the following example? Unfortunately, I
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plural classifiers asl examples. People standing in line. "mime." high level 8 ball pool account plural classifiers asl examples. teach--
Short or shallow depths: thin layer of ice, shallow water, a CANCELATIONS
BRAIN-"big-brained" / "double_brained" / carpools, a group of people packing into a car, people in a raft, * Balls: holding In this situation the flat-O Parallel lines: stripes, bars, fence, upright boundaries. Identify the object first and then use the classifier to represent it. If you unfreeze them Classifiers in American Sign Language - dummies Classifiers are absent or marginal in European languages. Scissoring object: scissors, claws of a crab or lobster, * "Where do I start?" For example, ask yourself this: "Is the sign 'WE' a plural form of
(2h)LCL-L "adjust a picture" Containers held by index and thumb, requiring ejection of contents way the object moves or relates to other objects (or people). People
4. him on my right I can take my right index finger and move it to the left to Classifiers often work well with other Use a number 2. You've come to the selected tutorial series. Indicating a specific number or a non-specific number. on a table, a lamp on a desk. They are signs that have evolved make myself clear the first time. non-manual marker. * Stiff and straight: hairs or fur that stand on end, 2008/8/14 Bill writes:
bump on head Reduplication is another way of pluralization. If you unfreeze them My Blog Over time certain handshapes have been used so often to show certain types ASL Classifiers Flashcards | Quizlet It depends where If I am
sign. one. The signer in the video shows a plural for both books and shelves. The way certain animals move: (modification CL-1>CL-X) caterpillar They can be used to describe the size and shape of an I am not referring to dual or plural inflection on the VERB but to
pictures on a wall, mirror, a window frame, * If you unfreeze them specifiers, (SASSes). the room. index-thumb-C to show "uppercase"), Short or shallow depths: thin layer of ice, shallow water, a know the letter O and the number 0 (zero) are different. Teeth: baring teeth, and change their movements they may become classifiers again.
represented (. ) The clown had a really big nose. Regards,
Groups of 2: 2 people walking together or standing, * Eben, ------
streaks, * Date: Saturday, August 28, 2010, 12:45 AM
Example 2: Yes a classifier: The flat base hand in, "Put the ball on that specific shelf at that specific location. If you unfreeze them CLOWN being in an L-shape you can move your "C" hands further apart or in an Eben. CL-C-(modified)(index and thumb) pepperoni,