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What are examples of classifiers in ASL?

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What are examples of classifiers in ASL?

Classifier types in ASL:

  • Entity (semantic classifiers)- items,- types of nouns- CL:1 “person walking fast”, CL:bent-V “row of chairs”, CL:3 “car parks”
  • Instrumental- tools, such as scalpel, chisel (use your hand or part of body) – CL “play checkers”, CL “light match”, CL “garbage dump out”

What are the 3 classes of classifiers in ASL?

Identify different classes of classifiers

  • Semantic classifier (SCL)
  • Descriptive classifier (DCL)
  • Instrumental classifier (ICL)
  • Element classifiers (ECL)
  • Locative classifier (LCL)
  • Body classifier (BCL)
  • Body part classifier (BPCL)
  • Plural classifier (PCL)

What are body classifiers in ASL?

Body Classifier (BCL) is a type of classifier that refers to a part of the body within the frame of the signing area. E.g. arm, head, etc. On the other hand, when a person uses the dominant classifier handshape “S” that represents the head and this handshape moves nodding. It is an example of BPCL.

What is classifier B in ASL?

When we use the phrase “classifier B” what we are talking about is the fact that we can use “flat hands” (which are somewhat like the fingerspelled letter “B”) to represent things that can generally be categorized as (or placed in the “class” of) being “flat.” For example, things like: paper, surfaces, tables.

What does Cl 4 represent in ASL?

CL4: This sign is used to represent multiples of items that are arranged in a certain way. Both hands are in a “four” handshape. The right hand moves backward. The left hand can either stay put or it can move forward a bit.

What does DCL mean in ASL?

Descriptive classifiers
A signer can express adjectives and adverbs in many different ways using a regular word, a classifier, an inflection (movement), a non-manual signal and/or a combination of these. A descriptive classifier (DCL) can be used to describe or express a shape and size of something.

What are descriptive classifiers in ASL?

Here’s a video explanation of descriptive classifiers (DCL) in American Sign Language (ASL). DCLs are used to describe the physical appearance of people, places, and objects.

What is a descriptive classifier (DCL)?

A descriptive classifier (DCL) can be used to describe or express a size or a shape of something. Below is an example of how the classifier is used to describe the sizes and shapes of an object in ASL (American Sign Language).

What is semantic classifier (SCL)?

semantic classifier (SCL) Semantic classifiers are proforms that function as “pronoun” that replaces a noun (or as noun and verb combined). Some examples of semantic classifiers are: cl-1 (e.g. a person), cl-2 (e.g. two persons), cl-2-upsidedown (a standing person), cl-2bent (e.g. an animal), etc.

What does Cl-V mean in Sign Language?

CL-V (bent fingers) = a small animal, or a larger animal sitting. CL-Y Very wide things. A fat person walking. A hippopotamus’s mouth. * Related lexicalized classifiers that have become standardized signs: CATERPILLAR, WORM, MEET, MEET-him/her, BOARD, SIGN-display. [These are not classifiers.

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