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09/08/2011

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What were the locations of the schools that refused to teach T.H. Galludet their sign language?
Definition
Scottland and England
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When and where was the first school for the Deaf?
Definition
Hartford,CT 1817
Term
What is language?
Definition
Rule-Governed communication systems
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What is the symmetry condition?

 

Definition
If both hands have the same movement they will have the same hand-shape.
Term
What is the Dominance Condition?
Definition
If both hands have different hand-shapes the dominant hand will move while the other serves as a base hand-shape.
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What are the most common passive hand-shapes?

 

Definition
B A S O C 1 (or G) or 5
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What is arbitrary?
Definition
The form of the symbol does not reflect the form of the thing it symbolizes.
Term
What is iconic?
Definition
The form of the symbol is an icon or picture of some aspect of thing or activity
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What part of ASL needed to be emphasized in order to be considered a language? 
Definition
Aribitrary
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Who is the ASL community?and how big is it compared to the Deaf Community?
Definition
People who use ASL, not just Deaf and is 4 to 5 times bigger than the Deaf community.
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Does language change over time?
Definition
Yes, just as the people using it change because the needs of people change.
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What are cognates?

 

Definition
Words or signs in one language which are historically related to words or signs in another language.
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What are some examples of cognates between FSL and ASL?
Definition

Rire-Laugh

Aider-Help

Menteur-Liar

Term

What are some examples of Non-Cognates in ASL and FSL?

 

Definition

Punir-Punish

Habitude-Habit

President-President

Term
What is Modern ASL composed of?
Definition

Deaf signers, home signs then combined with formal instruction using French sign language, became Old ASL used in the 1800s and progressed evolved over time to become the new modern ASL that we use today.

Term
What are the avenues towards being apart of the Deaf community?
Definition

Audiological

Political

Social 

Linguistic

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What is attitudinal Deafness?
Definition
Someone who supports the Deaf community and it's values and the members of the community accept them.
Term
What are the factors that were involved in the survival of ASL?
Definition

United through oppression

Deaf come together through shared experiences

Code Switching with hearing signers

Fear of Hearing people taking control

Natural expression and reception of language that is made through visual and manuel needs

Term
What percentage of Deaf adults marry within the Deaf community?
Definition
85-90%
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What percentage of Deaf people have hearing parents?
Definition
90%
Term
What does it take to be a good signer?
Definition

CCEEFF

Clear 

Confident

Eye Contact 

Expressions

Fluidity

Flexibity

Term
What causes variations?
Definition

Historical Changes, New Tecnology,

 

Term
What are the 4 parameters?
Definition
Handshape, Palm Orientation, Location and Movement.
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What are the 3 primes of handshapes?
Definition
A,5,O
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What are the two primes of Palm Orientation?

 

Definition
Palm Up, and palm down. 
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What are the primes for movement?
Definition
Circular, Back and forth
Term

What are the primes of location?

 

Definition
Head and Waist
Term

What is the percentage of signs that are made around the Head, neck, and face location?

 

Definition
75%
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Definition
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Who established that ASL is a real language?
Definition
William Stokoe
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Definition