English and American Sign Language Grammar

2021 ◽  
pp. 246-304
Author(s):  
Susan R. Easterbrooks
Keyword(s):  
American Sign Language ◽  
Sign Language ◽  
Hard Of Hearing ◽  
Noun Phrases ◽  
Instructional Sequence ◽  
American Sign ◽  
Instructional Objectives ◽  
Verb Forms ◽  
Verb Phrases ◽  
Similarities And Differences

This chapter describes the structures of English and of American Sign Language in proximity to one another so the reader may see similarities and differences when attempting to prepare an instructional sequence. Whereas the previous sections described how to teach language, this section addresses what to teach. Therefore it is a resource chapter the teacher will return to often in designing objectives and instruction. Nouns, noun phrases and advanced nominals, verbs, verb phrases and advanced verb forms, adjectives, adjectival phrases and advanced adjectival forms, adverbs, adverbial phrases and advanced adverbial forms, and negation are examined in depth. The individualized education plan for every deaf and hard-of-hearing learner should list prominently those specific instructional objectives identified as missing through assessment.

scholarly journals Adoption Of ASL Classifiers As Delivered By Head-Mounted Displays In A Planetarium Show

2015 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 1 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eric G. Hintz ◽  
Michael D. Jones ◽  
M. Jeannette Lawler ◽  
Nathan Bench ◽  
Fred Mangrubang
Keyword(s):  
American Sign Language ◽  
Sign Language ◽  
Feasibility Study ◽  
Hard Of Hearing ◽  
Primary Language ◽  
American Sign ◽  
Head Mount Display ◽  
Sound Track ◽  
Head Mounted Display ◽  
Head Mounted Displays

Accommodating the planetarium experience to members of the deaf or hard-of-hearing community has often created situations that are either disruptive to the rest of the audience or provide an insufficient accommodation. To address this issue, we examined the use of head-mounted displays to deliver an American Sign Language sound track to learners in the planetarium Here we present results from a feasibility study to see if an ASL sound track delivered through a head-mount display can be understood by deaf junior to senior high aged students who are fluent in ASL. We examined the adoption of ASL classifiers that were used as part of the sound track for a full dome planetarium show. We found that about 90% of all students in our sample adopted at least one classifier from the show. In addition, those who viewed the sound track in a head-mounted display did at least as well as those who saw the sound track projected directly on the dome. These results suggest that ASL transmitted through head-mounted displays is a promising method to help improve learning for those whose primary language is ASL and merits further investigation.

A formal analysis of phonological contrast and iconicity in sign language handshapes

2010 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 156-181 ◽  
Author(s):  
Petra Eccarius ◽  
Diane Brentari
Keyword(s):  
American Sign Language ◽  
Sign Language ◽  
Formal Analysis ◽  
Specific Reference ◽  
American Sign ◽  
Phonological Contrast ◽  
Similarities And Differences ◽  
Communication Modalities ◽  
Feature System

This paper discusses the role of iconicity in sign language phonology by utilizing recently developed tools available in the areas of phonological contrast and feature distribution. In particular, we explain the degree to which iconic elements of handshape interact with the feature system of sign language handshapes in different components of the lexicon, by making specific reference to handshape features that specify joint position. We then discuss similarities and differences between signed languages and spoken languages and the implications for a theory of features that might adequately capture phenomena in both communication modalities. Although cross-linguistic data have been collected and analyzed in this regard, we focus on data from American Sign Language in this work.

Developing Sign Language Measurements for Research With Deaf Populations

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jon Henner ◽  
Robert Hoffmeister ◽  
Jeanne Reis
Keyword(s):  
American Sign Language ◽  
Sign Language ◽  
Hard Of Hearing ◽  
Assessment Instrument ◽  
Deaf Children ◽  
American Sign ◽  
Language Deprivation ◽  
Signed Language ◽  
Language Assessments ◽  
Hearing Children

Limited choices exist for assessing the signed language development of deaf and hard of hearing children. Over the past 30 years, the American Sign Language Assessment Instrument (ASLAI) has been one of the top choices for norm-referenced assessment of deaf and hard of hearing children who use American Sign Language. Signed language assessments can also be used to evaluate the effects of a phenomenon known as language deprivation, which tends to affect deaf children. They can also measure the effects of impoverished and idiosyncratic nonstandard signs and grammar used by educators of the deaf and professionals who serve the Deaf community. This chapter discusses what was learned while developing the ASLAI and provides guidelines for educators and researchers of the deaf who seek to develop their own signed language assessments.

Practicing Anthropology inside the Academy: What We Learned Applying Anthropology in Collaborating with Colleagues, Internal, and External Organizations

2021 ◽  
Vol 43 (2) ◽  
pp. 22-24
Author(s):  
Monica E. Rodriguez ◽  
Penney Nichols-Whitehead
Keyword(s):  
American Sign Language ◽  
Sign Language ◽  
Real World ◽  
Hard Of Hearing ◽  
Local Community ◽  
Community Organization ◽  
American Sign ◽  
The Real ◽  
University Department ◽  
Knowledge And Practice

Abstract Applying anthropology often involves going from the academy to the real world. In this article, we discuss bringing anthropological knowledge and practice back to the academy. The authors collaborated with a local community organization and with a university department to teach faculty, staff, and students American Sign Language and about Deaf culture. One author is a hard of hearing anthropologist who reflects on the way this project began through experiences as an adjunct professor at two universities. Through this example, we explore the lessons we learned and provide advice.

scholarly journals Rancang Bangun Alat Penerjemah ASL (American Sign Language) dengan Sensor Flex Berbasis Mikrokontroler ATmega2560

2018 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 75-82
Author(s):  
Agung Budi Prasetijo ◽  
Muhamad Y. Dias ◽  
Dania Eridani
Keyword(s):  
American Sign Language ◽  
Sign Language ◽  
Hard Of Hearing ◽  
Rapid Development ◽  
The Body ◽  
American Sign ◽  
Literature Study ◽  
The People ◽  
Central Controller ◽  
Flex Sensors

Deaf or hard-of-hearing people have been using The American Sign Language (ASL) to communicate with others. Unfortunately, most of the people having normal hearing do not learn such a sign language; therefore, they do not understand persons with such disability. However, the rapid development of science and technology can facilitate people to translate body or part of the body formation more easily. This research is preceded with literature study surveying the need of sensors embedded in a glove. This research employs five flex sensors as well as accelerator and gyroscope to recognize ASL language having similar fingers formation. An Arduino Mega 2560 board as the central controller is employed to read the flex sensors’ output and process the information. With 1Sheeld module, the output of the interpreter is presented on a smartphone both in text and voice. The result of this research is a flex glove system capable of translating the ASL from the hand formation that can be seen and be heard. Limitations were found when translating sign for letter N and M as the accuracy reached only 60%; therefore, the total performance of this system to recognize letter A to Z is 96.9%.

scholarly journals Songs for Hands

2013 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Anabel Maler
Keyword(s):  
American Sign Language ◽  
Sign Language ◽  
Hard Of Hearing ◽  
Music Analysis ◽  
American Sign ◽  
Multiple Methods ◽  
Unique Challenge ◽  
Literary Research ◽  
The World ◽  
Popular Music Analysis

Song signing has long played an important role in Deaf cultures around the world. Recently, sign-language song translations have crossed over from the Deaf to the hearing world; entire communities of Deaf, hearing, and hard-of-hearing song signers now flourish on YouTube. The resulting videos form multimedia events featuring music, English, American Sign Language (ASL), gestures, pantomime, and even costumes.Artistic song signing presents music analysts with a unique challenge. This paper asks how sign language, gestures, sung words, and music interact to shape our understanding of a given song. Using Stephen Torrence’s video interpretation of the song “Fireflies” by Owl City and other supporting examples, I show how the song signer can represent musical features by altering existing signs or creating new ones. More specifically, I reveal how Torrence represents pitch, timbre, and phrasing through sign alteration and manipulation of the signing space. Additional examples demonstrate multiple methods for articulating phrases in signed songs. The analysis draws on scholarship from ASL literary research, popular music analysis, and studies of music and gesture.

American Sign Language Video Anonymization to Support Online Participation of Deaf and Hard of Hearing Users

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sooyeon Lee ◽  
Abraham Glasser ◽  
Becca Dingman ◽  
Zhaoyang Xia ◽  
Dimitris Metaxas ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
American Sign Language ◽  
Sign Language ◽  
Hard Of Hearing ◽  
American Sign ◽  
Online Participation
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