@LenAndRen1998 I am currently living in the SF Bay area, but I first learned signs in the Washington, DC area. I don't think my signs are that much different from those of most of Deaf people. Perhaps it is that you use signed English or some form of signed English? That is the only explanation I can think of for why you might think my signs are so different from yours.
Wonderful video. I only understood the tiniest portion of this. But I'm fresh in learning. Do you have any suggestions of where I could learn the grammar and syntax?
@MrCrandyknows I'm not sure if you realized this, but the video IS captioned -- click on the "cc" button at the bottom.
You can learn grammar and syntax from taking a good ASL course at a local college, but the best way to learn grammar and syntax would be to take an ASL linguistics course. But unfortunately there are not too many of those.... you can take it at my university!
Thank you for your time. It is very important to educate those people who think ASL is English, but ASL is NOT English at all!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
For sure, I know that not many Deaf people haven't taken ASL as a linguistic course! The question for those who haven't taken any ASL courses is how can you be sure?
It's nice to learn something new about Xavantes and Warao. I think ASL has two more suffixes...-ish, and -er. Maybe a few more? I can't think for now. Or maybe not after all.
@DrDonGCSUS I don't know what to say. Are you Einstein of ASL? I've seen "-ish" in ASL. You said just one suffix in ASL, but you forgot "-er". And maybe or maybe not a few more.
@Salticid68 I did mention -er. But -ish, if it's used, is a borrowing from English, but not formally part of ASL. It's fingerspelled, and there is no sign for -ish.
@DrDonGCSUS Yes, you're right you did mention -er. I thought you mentioned something else. No, it's not fingerspelling for -ish. Purplish = sign "p" in swivel motion (purple) + closed fist with opening pinkie in "z" motion or '5' sign in clockwise motion (-ish). We need to have Oxford version of ASL dictionary. It'll help advance our ASL and reduce fingerspelling. I remember I saw an ASL book which had signs for peanut depending on regions. I forgot the signs and should have bought that book.
One can fingerspell a word to include its ending-- like SWIMMING. (I normally truncate to just SWIM.) But ASL has no suffixes. (Except for an occassional -'s.) People who are mixing English and Signs will be likely to use suffixes. If you have seen -ish, that is not ASL. We Sign PURPLE and add facial expression and body movements to show "ish". ASL is not word-based.
I would like to know where you are from. the asl my deaf friends and i use is very much different from yours. I could bearly understand it.
LenAndRen1998 1 month ago
@LenAndRen1998 I am currently living in the SF Bay area, but I first learned signs in the Washington, DC area. I don't think my signs are that much different from those of most of Deaf people. Perhaps it is that you use signed English or some form of signed English? That is the only explanation I can think of for why you might think my signs are so different from yours.
DrDonGCSUS 1 month ago
Wonderful video. I only understood the tiniest portion of this. But I'm fresh in learning. Do you have any suggestions of where I could learn the grammar and syntax?
MrCrandyknows 2 months ago
@MrCrandyknows I'm not sure if you realized this, but the video IS captioned -- click on the "cc" button at the bottom.
You can learn grammar and syntax from taking a good ASL course at a local college, but the best way to learn grammar and syntax would be to take an ASL linguistics course. But unfortunately there are not too many of those.... you can take it at my university!
DrDonGCSUS 2 months ago
I think it should be a law to learn asl at schoola
horsesareme123 5 months ago
Good vlog! I like what you have described what ASL is. I remember some of it as I recall it from my wife.
Looking forward to seeing your part two video.
deafster1 1 year ago
Why then did you use PSE in this video? Trying to explain ASL in PSE? Help me understand why you've been unable to explain ASL in strictly ASL?
theHolism 1 year ago
Thank you for your time. It is very important to educate those people who think ASL is English, but ASL is NOT English at all!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
For sure, I know that not many Deaf people haven't taken ASL as a linguistic course! The question for those who haven't taken any ASL courses is how can you be sure?
ASLeslie 1 year ago
It's nice to learn something new about Xavantes and Warao. I think ASL has two more suffixes...-ish, and -er. Maybe a few more? I can't think for now. Or maybe not after all.
Salticid68 1 year ago
@Salticid68 no, ASL does not have "-ish". That is an English suffix. "-ing", "-ness", "ment" are also English suffixes.
DrDonGCSUS 1 year ago
@DrDonGCSUS I don't know what to say. Are you Einstein of ASL? I've seen "-ish" in ASL. You said just one suffix in ASL, but you forgot "-er". And maybe or maybe not a few more.
Salticid68 1 year ago
@Salticid68 I did mention -er. But -ish, if it's used, is a borrowing from English, but not formally part of ASL. It's fingerspelled, and there is no sign for -ish.
DrDonGCSUS 1 year ago
@DrDonGCSUS Yes, you're right you did mention -er. I thought you mentioned something else. No, it's not fingerspelling for -ish. Purplish = sign "p" in swivel motion (purple) + closed fist with opening pinkie in "z" motion or '5' sign in clockwise motion (-ish). We need to have Oxford version of ASL dictionary. It'll help advance our ASL and reduce fingerspelling. I remember I saw an ASL book which had signs for peanut depending on regions. I forgot the signs and should have bought that book.
Salticid68 1 year ago
@DrDonGCSUS
One can fingerspell a word to include its ending-- like SWIMMING. (I normally truncate to just SWIM.) But ASL has no suffixes. (Except for an occassional -'s.) People who are mixing English and Signs will be likely to use suffixes. If you have seen -ish, that is not ASL. We Sign PURPLE and add facial expression and body movements to show "ish". ASL is not word-based.
I am Deaf and an ASL teacher.
CLDeafies 8 months ago in playlist ASL 105: Deaf in America
Very good description!
Msdeafbutterfly 1 year ago