I like those definitions...The third one is usually called "Non manual grammatical signals" or NMGS. Those NMGS have specific grammatical functions and rules and you have to follow them in ASL or the message is unclear/ungrammatical. For example, you can't use the mouth shape for "skinny" when signing "fat". Also your eyes, nose, head tilt etc... are also important NMGM. Definition of morpheme: smallest unit with language meaning. What is that in ASL?...Handshape? classifier?..
Very good and useful information. That makes lot of sense.
SLsignlanguage 3 months ago
Hope you had great Thanksgiving!!! ;o) SH
Shelllium 3 months ago
Good one!
I like those definitions...The third one is usually called "Non manual grammatical signals" or NMGS. Those NMGS have specific grammatical functions and rules and you have to follow them in ASL or the message is unclear/ungrammatical. For example, you can't use the mouth shape for "skinny" when signing "fat". Also your eyes, nose, head tilt etc... are also important NMGM. Definition of morpheme: smallest unit with language meaning. What is that in ASL?...Handshape? classifier?..
Shelllium 3 months ago
seems make sense but we still need research information to support your explanation :)
simonasl 3 months ago