Learning American Sign Language: Levels I & II--Beginning & Intermediate

by Humphries, Tom L.; Padden, Carol A.; Hills, Robert; Lott, Peggy; Renner, Daniel W.

Edition:

2nd

ISBN13:

9780135285718

ISBN10:

0135285712

Format:

Paperback

Pub. Date:

1/1/2004

Publisher(s):

Allyn & Bacon

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Written by two leading authorities in the field, this book is designed to help learners successfully interact with deaf American Sign Language (ASL) users. It is also used as the basic text for a course in ASL. Lessons are structured around language needed for common life situations, and the book is also supported by a videotape.

To the Student

xiii

Acknowledgements

Introductions and Personal Information

(12)

Introductions

(1)

Grammar: Information questions

(1)

Culture: First and last name in introductions

(1)

Personal information

(3)

Grammar: Yes/No questions

(1)

Grammar: Simple affirmative sentences with head nodding

(1)

Grammar: Simple negative sentences with head shaking

(1)

Culture: DEAF, Deaf people's term for themselves

(1)

More Personal Information

(2)

Grammar: Pronoun copy

(1)

Culture: Difference between WHERE LIVE? and WHERE FROM?

(1)

Vocabulary

(5)

Learning ASL

(11)

Going to Class

(3)

Grammar: Answering yes/no question by repeating verb from question

(1)

Grammar: THERE made in approximate direction of place even when not in sight and to show specific location; also HERE

(1)

Objects in the Classroom

(1)

Grammar: Information question: question sign before, after, or before and after

(1)

Showing You Understand and Asking for Help

(3)

Note: Other ways to ask for help

(1)

Note: Use of OH-I-SEE

(1)

Vocabulary

(3)

Politeness

(12)

Asking Politely

(2)

Grammar: Verbs that change movement to show location: GO/COME, BRING/CARRY, etc

(2)

Thanks

(3)

Grammar: Verbs that change movement to indicate subject and object: GIVE, HELP, TELL, etc

(2)

Interruptions and Apologies

(1)

Culture: Saying EXCUSE-ME when walking between two people

(1)

Vocabulary

(5)

Descriptions

(14)

Physical Appearance

(3)

Grammar: LOOK∧LIKE? questions

(1)

Grammar: Adjectives used to describe hair

(1)

Grammar: Adjectives used to describe height and weight

(1)

Clothing

(3)

Grammar: Descriptive adjectives before and after nouns

(1)

Grammar: Altering signs to show detail such as direction of stripes, etc

(1)

Personality and Character

(3)

Grammar: Topicalizing subjects and objects

(2)

Vocabulary

(4)

Requests

(17)

Polite Commands

(6)

Culture: Flashing light to get attention and other ways to get attention

(1)

Grammar: Verb pairs: OPEN/CLOSE-DOOR, etc.

(1)

Grammar: Noun-verb pairs

(4)

Requests to Do Something

(2)

Note: Use of DON'T-MIND

(1)

Note: Use of FOR ME

(1)

More Requests

(3)

Note: Verb pairs to turn things on and off

(2)

Vocabulary

(5)

Expressing Yourself

(15)

How You Feel

(3)

Note: Form of ALL-DAY, ALL-NIGHT, etc.

(2)

Opinions and Preferences

(4)

Note: Use of WOW!

(1)

Grammar: Negative incorporation: DON'T-LIKE, DON'T-KNOW, DON'T-WANT

(1)

Grammar: Other negative forms: NOT SURPRISED I, NOT SATISFIED I, etc.

(2)

Anxiety

(3)

Grammar: Use of modals: MUST, SHOULD, CAN, WILL

(2)

Vocabulary

(4)

More Descriptions

(13)

Objects and Their Location

(2)

Grammar: Classifier Predicates showing size and shape

(1)

Grammar: Classifier predicates showing instrument

(1)

Objects, Number and Location

(2)

Grammar: Classifier predicates to indicate locational relationships

(1)

How Many

(4)

Grammar: Plurals using quantifiers: MANY, SOME, SEVERAL, A-FEW

(1)

Grammar: Plurals using numbers

(1)

Grammar: MINUTE, HOUR, DAY, etc. incorporating numbers

(2)

Vocabulary

(4)

Family and Friends

(14)

Family Information

(1)

Culture: Asking and giving information about a person's family background

(1)

Culture: Establishing whether hearing members of a family sign or not

(1)

Family Relationship

(4)

Grammar: Past, present, and future tenses using time signs

(2)

Grammar: Personal pronouns incorporating number

100

(1)

Friends and Acquaintances

101

(4)

Note: Use of FINISH

102

(3)

Vocabulary

105

(4)

More Descriptions

109

(13)

How Others Look

110

(3)

Note: Whispering in sign

110

(1)

Grammar: Use of numbers to show age, time, count

111

(1)

Note: Humorous variation on CL:55

112

(1)

Personality

113

(2)

Note: Contraction of KNOW and THAT: KNOW∧THAT

114

(1)

Culture: Schools for the deaf

115

(1)

Physical Features

115

(3)

Grammar: Variation on CL:B

116

(2)

Vocabulary

118

(4)

At Home and Daily Living

122

(15)

Your Residence

123

(3)

Grammar: More verbs that change movement to show subject and object: BORROW, TAKE, SUMMON, CHOOSE

123

(1)

Grammar: Classifiers representing category and with movement

124

(2)

Objects in Your Residence

126

(2)

Grammar: More classifiers showing size and shape and chaining: CL:C&rarr2;, CL:B, CL:11

What You Do Everyday

128

(4)

Grammar: Form of EVERY-MORNING, EVERY-NIGHT, etc.

129

(1)

Note: Signs derived from fingerspelling

130

(1)

Grammar: Form of EVERY-SATURDAY, EVERY-TUESDAY, etc.

131

(1)

Vocabulary

132

(5)

Food and Food Shopping

137

(15)

The Menu

138

(3)

Note: Use of RUN-OUT and DEPLETE (for containers)

138

(1)

Grammar: Negatives of modals: CAN'T and WON'T

139

(1)

Grammar: Use of NONE to show no quantity and as a negative: SEE∧NONE, HEAR∧NONE, UNDERSTAND∧NONE, FEEL∧NONE

139

(2)

Quantities

141

(3)

Note: Fingerspelled abbreviations: L-B, O-Z, T-S-P

142

(1)

Grammar: Classifiers CL:G and CL:BB to show thickness, width, depth and layering

143

(1)

Prices

144

(3)

Grammar: 1-DOLLAR incorporating numbers 2 to 10

145

(1)

Note: Use of BLANK with dollar amount

146

(1)

Grammar: 1-CENT incorporating numbers

146

(1)

Vocabulary

147

(5)

Offering and Declining

152

(14)

Food and Drink

153

(2)

Grammar: Non-inflecting form of HELP

154

(1)

Help

155

(3)

Culture: TTYs

156

(1)

Note: BREAKDOWN, SHUTDOWN, WEAR-OUT, BREAK

156

(2)

Explaining

158

(3)

Grammar: Structures for declining

159

(2)

Vocabulary

161

(5)

More Ways to Express Yourself

166

(16)

Satisfaction and Dissatisfaction

167

(3)

Note: Ways to express satisfaction

168

(2)

Agreement and Disagreement

170

(3)

Grammar: Conditional sentences

171

(2)

Concern and Feelings

173

(5)

Note: Asking about someone: ALL-RIGHT?, etc.

174

(1)

Note: Use of GONE and DIE

175

(1)

Grammar: Structures to express emotional or physical states

176

(2)

Vocabulary

178

(4)

Experiences and Current Activity

182

(19)

An Event

183

(3)

Grammar: Classifiers as quantifiers: CL:44, CL:55&uarr2;, etc.

183

(2)

Grammar: FINISH as conjunction

185

(1)

A Past Event

186

(8)

Grammar: More conjunctions: WRONG, HAPPEN, FIND, FRUSTRATED, HIT

187

(2)

Grammar: Number incorporation in LAST-YEAR, NEXT-YEAR, etc.

189

(4)

Grammar: Structures for asking what happened: WHAT'S-UP?, etc.

193

(1)

Current Activity

194

(3)

Grammar: Structures for commenting on competence or expertise

195

(2)

Vocabulary

197

(4)

Future Plans and Obligations

201

(15)

General Future Plans

202

(2)

Note: Use of NOTHING-TO-IT

203

(1)

Time and Place to Meet

204

(5)

Grammar: More verb pairs: GET-IN/GET-OUT, etc.

206

(3)

Future Obligations

209

(3)

Grammar: Structures for indicating an obligation: APPOINTMENT, PROMISE, DUTY

209

(2)

Culture: Captioned video, TV, films

211

(1)

Culture: Deaf clubs

211

(1)

Vocabulary

212

(4)

Directions and Instructions

216

(13)

Directions

217

(3)

Note: Commonly used fingerspelled abbreviations: D-S and P-O

217

(2)

Grammar: Use of body to show change in direction

219

(1)

Descriptions of Place

220

(3)

Note: Use of apostrophe-S

220

(1)

Grammar: Use of Locale

221

(1)

Grammar: Locational relationships using chaining of classifiers

222

(1)

Instructions

223

(2)

Grammar: Use of CL:CC**

223

(2)

Vocabulary

225

(4)

Suggestions and Advice

229

(14)

Suggestions

230

(3)

Note: Use of BORED

230

(2)

Culture: Bowling leagues

232

(1)

Grammar: Forms of EVERY-MONTH, EVERY-YEAR

232

(1)

Time and Place

233

(4)

Note: Confirming head nods and headshakes

235

(1)

Note: Use of APPROXIMATELY with time, age and money

236

(1)

Advice

237

(2)

Grammar: Structures for giving advice preceded by SHOULD, BETTER, ADVISE, WARN, SUGGEST, MAYBE

238

(1)

Vocabulary

239

(4)

Attitudes and Opinions

243

(14)

What Others Think

244

(3)

Grammar: Verbs that change movement to indicate TWO, EACH, ALL

244

(3)

Opinions

247

(4)

Note: More ways to express opinions

248

(3)

Values

251

(3)

Note: Ways to express opposing values

252

(1)

Grammar: Quantifiers with count and non-count nouns

253

(1)

Vocabulary

254

(3)

Recreational Activities

257

(12)

Activities

258

(3)

Grammar: REPEATEDLY inflection of verbs, with facial adverbs

258

(3)

A Sequence of Activities

261

(2)

Grammar: CONTINUALLY inflection of verbs, with facial adverbs

262

(1)

Note: Use of CHAT, SIGN-TALK, and SIGN-FLUENTLY

262

(1)

Seasonal Activities

263

(2)

Grammar: Plural forms by reduplication

264

(1)

Vocabulary

265

(4)

Travel---Places and Experiences

269

(12)

Travel Experience

270

(2)

Grammar: Other verbs showing subject and object: JOIN and SAY-OKAY

271

(1)

Grammar: REPEATEDLY inflection of adjectives

271

(1)

More Travel Experiece

272

(3)

Grammar: CONTINUALLY inflection of adjectives

274

(1)

Places You Visited

275

(2)

Grammar:VERY inflection of adjectives

276

(1)

Vocabulary

277

(4)

Occupations and Professions

281

(13)

Occupations and Professions

282

(4)

Grammar: Use of agent suffix for some professions

283

(1)

Grammar: Rhetorical questions

284

(2)

Job Activity

286

(2)

Note: Use of UNDERSTAND to precede a qualification, condition, or stipulation

288

(1)

Work History

288

(2)

Note: Use of GET-REGULARY

290

(1)

Vocabulary

290

(4)

The Body, Health, and Emergencies

294

(11)

Physical Conditioning

295

(1)

Grammar: Use of body pronoun

296

(1)

Health and Health Problems

296

(2)

Note: Use of PAIN

297

(1)

Emergencies

298

(4)

Culture: Deaf People's communicative strategies with non-signers

300

(1)

Grammar: Use of NEVER and NOTHING as denials

300

(2)

Vocabulary

302

(3)

Current Events

305

(11)

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