What is the 1 5 rule in ASL?

. NOTE: When done as part of a series, numbers 1 through five are generally done palm forward . For example, numbers such as a phone number, an identification number, a number on a door, a social security number, etc. are generally all done palm forward.

What is the number one rule in ASL?

For the cardinal numbers one through five, your palm is in, facing you as the signer . For the numbers six through nine, your palm is out -- facing outward from the signer's perspective. For the numbers eleven through fifteen, your palm is in. For the rest of the numbers except for the number 21, the palm is out.

How do you say OK in American Sign Language?

“o*k” in Sign Language Raise your hand up to your chest. Keep a fist. The only finger that you'll spread out is your thumb. Keep it pointing up towards the sky. Once done, go back to a normal posture.

What are the 5 C's of ASL?

The five “C” goal areas ( Communication, Cultures, Connections, Comparisons, and Communities ) stress the application of learning a language beyond the instructional setting.

What is the rule of 9 in ASL?

The "Rule of 9" in ASL is a means of incorporating the numbers up to nine with particular concepts into a single sign . Those concepts include: minutes, hours, days, weeks, months, and money. Learn all about the Rule of 9 and practice using those number/signs in sentences.

What is mistakes in ASL?

American Sign Language: "mistake" The sign for MISTAKE has a variation that can mean "make a mistake," "make an error," or "have an accident." The movement twists a "Y-hand" across the chin .

When a signer signs, it is appropriate to watch the signers' hands.?

Beginners who focus on watching the hands sometimes look as if they were trying to keep their eyes on a fly buzzing around in front of them. In personal one on one conversations you should indeed watch the signer's face and not focus on the hands .

The number 25 sign looks like the ASL number '5' hand, only it starts out facing outward. Then bend your middle finger forward twice, as if to show the demarcation of a compound sign: the letter L (which stands for the number '2' in '20' onwards), then the number 5 facing outward.

What is the most commonly used word order in ASL?

In American Sign Language, the syntax (word order) is different than English. In general, the word order follows a “Subject” + “Verb” + “Object” sentence structure.

What is the no voice rule in ASL?

A "no voice" policy in regard to an ASL program generally refers to requiring classes to be taught without the use of voice from either the teacher or the students .

What is the sign for sufficient?

ASL signs for 'enough' Meaning: As much or as many as required; adequate for the want or need; sufficient for the purpose or to satisfy desire. Pronunciation (sign description): Dominant palm-down flat hand slides twice forward across top (thumb/forefinger) of non-dominant "S" hand .

What is the pronunciation of enough in American English?

Break 'enough' down into sounds: [I] + [NUF] - say it out loud and exaggerate the sounds until you can consistently produce them. Record yourself saying 'enough' in full sentences, then watch yourself and listen. You'll be able to mark your mistakes quite easily.

How do you say this in American Sign Language?

The handshape for the sign "THIS" is generally a "1"-handshape but will vary a bit depending on the angle of the wrist . Many people might not believe that the handshape for "THIS" is somewhat variable. Some people may insist that the handshape is (or should be) always like that of the number 1.

"or" American Sign Language (ASL) (2024)

I generally express the concept of "or" by shifting my body from one side to the other. I call this a bodyshift." You don't go back and forth, you just shift one time while using a facial expression that expresses the concept of "or."

This "bodyshift" movement is a "nonmanual marker" (it expresses a meaning, but it doesn't require "hands").

Suppose you were asking me, "YOU WANT PIZZA OR HAMBURGER, WHICH?"

Instead of signing one of the versions of "or" shown below, you could instead just use a "bodyshift." You'd sign, "YOU WANT" in the normal position, then as you signed PIZZA, you'd sort of lean a bit to your right, then when you signed "HAMBURGER" you'd lean a bit to your left. This is ASL at its finest! If the person you are signing to is awake, you shouldn't even need to sign "WHICH" at the end of the sentence, but it doesn't hurt to add "which" if you want to convey that the person has to "choose one or the other."

OR-[bodyshift]

Sample sentence: Do you prefer pizza or burgers?

Another common way to sign "OR" is to sign the letters "O-R."
"Or" is a short little word, so it is very quick and easy to just spell it.

O-R:

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Gloss in American Sign Language (ASL)

Quite a few people use the sign for "then" to mean "or." It has to do with the idea of presenting choices. Imagine someone saying "this or that" as they first touch their thumb, and then their index finger.

THEN = "or"

There is an initialized version of the sign "then" that means "or." Most adult native Deaf consider the initialized version to be Signed English, and prefer to instead use the sign for "then," bodyshift, or fingerspell "O-R."

This version is "not recommended" if you are taking an ASL test.

OR (initialized version)

Question:
A student asks:
If I wanted to ask if someone preferred hamburger, hot dog, or sandwich - do you shift left, right and back left?
Or would it be left, right, and further right?

Answer:
Languages move toward efficiency. Languages also tend to have more than one way to accomplish any particular communicative goal. When any particular grammar structure requires more work than some other grammar structure languages users will tend to adopt the easier grammar structure.

When asking someone if they prefer one of three items such as a hamburger, a hot-dog, or a sandwich you could start with a slight shift to your non-dominant side to introduce the first item, then a slight shift to your dominant side to introduce the second item, then a return to the center to introduce the last item.

However that isn't the only answer here. To state authoritatively that you have to start by shifting to your non-dominant side instead of your dominant side is ridiculous. If you put something like that in a textbook or online post -- the next thing you know is teachers start teaching it as a rule and second-language educated-idiots start telling Deaf people that we are signing wrong when we start by shifting to the dominant side (because you read something or your ASL teacher told you something).

So let's knock any "rigid thinking" crap off right now and keep in mind that there are multiple right grammar structures and sign orders.

It would be just as fine to start with a slight shift to your dominant side to introduce the first item, then a slight shift to your non-dominant side to introduce the second item, then a return to the center to introduce the last item.

Or you could start with a slight shift to your non-dominant side to introduce the first item, then straight ahead to introduce the second item, followed by a slight shift to your dominant side to introduce the third item.

But wait! There's more!

You could bag the shifting altogether and just sign YOU PREFER HAMBURGER, HOTDOG, SANDWICH, WHICH?* -- while staring at your lunchmate with a smirk because you just know that he/she/they are going to choose the hotdog even though it is a rookie mistake since your hamburgers are world class.
(*Plus of course, the sign WHICH would be marked by squinted eyebrows since it is a "WH"-type question).

You might even choose to list index the three items on your non-dominant hand because, well, your conversation partner isn't very bright and needs help keeping track of choices. Or maybe they are just fussy and you know they are going to ask about condiments, cooking methods, and bread choices so you are going to have to keep referring back to your list.

Just watch, next you'll be asking:
"How do you sign, ‘Here, eat this or starve, I don't care!"

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