Vocabulary:

APPLE
CANDY
CEREAL
CHEESE
COOKIE
CUP-[glass]
DRINK
EAT [food]
EGG
FORK
FULL
HAMBURGER
HOTDOG-(sausage, bologna)
HUNGRY-[wish]
MILK
PIZZA
POPCORN
SELF
SPOON-[soup}
WATER
WHAT-KIND-[type, style]

Practice Sheet: 7.A

1. YOU LIKE EAT GREEN APPLE?
[APPLE, GREEN, YOU LIKE EAT?]
[Do you like to eat green apples?]

2. WHAT-KIND CANDY YOU LIKE?
[CANDY, WHAT-KIND LIKE YOU?]
[What type of candy do you like?]

3. WHAT-KIND CEREAL YOU LIKE?
[What type of cereal do you like?]

4. YOU LIKE COOKIES WITH MILK?
[Do you like cookies and milk?]

5. HOW-MANY CUP WATER YOU DRINK EVERYDAY?
[How many cups of water do you drink daily?]

6. WHAT YOUR FAVORITE FOOD?
[What is your favorite food?]

7. YOU LIKE GREEN EGG AND H-A-M?
[Do you like green eggs and ham?]

8. YOU HAVE FORK YOU?
[Do you have a fork?]

9. YOU FULL?
[Are you full?]

10. YOU FAVORITE-[prefer], HAMBURGER [body-shift-"or"] HOTDOG?
[Do you prefer hamburgers or hotdogs?]

Practice Sheet: 7.B

1. HUNGRY YOU?
[Are you hungry?]

2. WHAT-KIND PIZZA YOU LIKE?
[What type of pizza do you like?]

3. SUPPOSE YOU GO MOVIE, YOU LIKE EAT POPCORN?
[Do you like to eat popcorn at the movies?]

4. WHAT-KIND SOUP YOU LIKE?
[What kind of soup do you like?]

5. YOU LIKE EAT RED APPLE?
[Do you like to eat red apples?]

6. WHAT-KIND COOKIE YOU LIKE?
[What kind of cookies do you like?]

7. YOU FAVORITE APPLE [bodyshift-"or"] ORANGES?
[Do you prefer apples or oranges?]

8. YOUR SISTER LIKE EGG
[Does your sister like eggs?]

9. SUPPOSE YOU EAT 3 HAMBURGER, WILL FULL YOU?
[If you eat three hamburgers will you be full?]

10. YOU DON'T-LIKE CANDY?
[Don't you like candy?]

Story 7

HUNGRY ME. WANT EAT. NOW NOW I FEEL CAN EAT PIZZA CL:bent-LL-(Use bent "L" hands to show the size of a medium to large pizza) ALL MYSELF. TOMORROW I GO MOVIE. EAT, EAT, EAT WILL ME! POPCORN, HOTDOG, CANDY, DRINK, WILL FULL ME. MY FAVORITE FOOD? COOKIES, MILK ICL-"Dip cookie into a cup of milk, take a bite."

Note:  "CL:" is a way of indicating a special sign known as a "classifier."
Note:  "ICL" means "instrument classifier."  Instrument classifiers are sometimes used to show the manipulation of an object.  In this story you "manipulate" a cookie and a cup. 

Discussion:

ASL grammar sometimes repeats the subject pronoun at the end of a sentence.  For example, "SUPPOSE YOU EAT 3 HAMBURGER, WILL FULL YOU?"
A more simple example is, "I TEACHER I."  That is perfectly acceptable ASL grammar. You can also sign it "I TEACHER" or "TEACHER I."

Notes: Establishing the topic: "KNOW PIZZA? SUPPOSE 2h-C:CL-(index finger and thumb)-"large", ALL EAT YOURSELF, CAN YOU?

Note: "Bodyshift-or"

FOOD and EAT use the same sign.
If you need to differentiate between the signs, use a small double motion for food and a single normal motion for eat. For the "process of eating" use a somewhat larger double motion. To sign "pig out" alternate using both hands with large movements and lots of facial expression.

"ABCOS15"
The letters and numbers "ABCOS15" are the various shapes taken on by your non-dominant hand while signing.  Another term for non-dominant hand is your "base" hand.  In signs where the two hands don't have the same handshape you will notice that almost without exception the non-dominant hand is in one of these shapes: "ABCOS15."  You see these shapes on the non-dominant signing hand when it is providing a stationary base for your "in-motion" dominant hand.

Repeating the Pronoun:

Often times when we are signing we tend to repeat a pronoun at the end of our sentences.  For example:

YOU GO YOU?

That sentence might be used to ask someone if they are going to some (already established in the conversation) place.  Think of the repeated pronoun as filling the same function as vocal inflection does for hearing people. It is used when asking questions or emphasizing statements.  If I want to know if someone "is going" -- I might repeat the pronoun and hold it there for an extended time as a way of making it clear that I want an answer.

I could also just sign:  (with appropriate facial expressions)

GO YOU?
or
YOU GO?  

All three versions are "correct.

A version that wouldn't be correct in ASL would be

INCORRECT VERSION:  "ARE"-(English sign) YOU GO+ING
Using a separate sign for "ARE" and adding a suffix "ING" to this sentence takes it out of the realm of ASL and moves it into the realm of signed English.

Lesson 7:

 

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