ASL Class 4918 ASL Syntax What is ASL

ASL Class 4/9/18

ASL Syntax What is ASL Syntax? The order of ASL vocabularies in a sentence.

ASL Syntax In English, the syntax rule format is usually set up as: Subject-Verb-Object (SVO)

ASL Syntax in ASL Subject-Verb-Object (SVO) Object-Subject-Verb (OSV) Subject-Object-Verb (SOV) Topic Comment Conditional Sentence Rhetorical Sentence Relative Clause Wh-Question Yes/No Question Assertion/Negation

ASL Syntax in ASL Most of the time, you will be using non-manual marker through types of ASL syntax.

Subject-Verb-Object (SVO) Syntax in ASL Subject-Verb-Object (SVO) ASL Gloss: DOG CHASE CAT

Object-Subject-Verb (OSV) Syntax in ASL Object-Subject-Verb (OSV) ASL Gloss: t ______ DOG CHASE CAT t = topicalization (eyebrows raise)

Subject-Object-Verb (SOV) Syntax in ASL Subject-Object-Verb (SOV) ASL Gloss: DOG CAT CHASE

Time-Topic Comment Syntax in ASL Time-Topic Comment (topic) ASL Gloss: topic _____________ LAST-NIGHT MOVIE ME WATCH WOW GOOD topic (eyebrows raise)

Conditional Sentences Syntax in ASL Conditional Sentences (cond) ASL Gloss: cond aff ___________________ TODAY RAIN, GAME CANCEL cond (eyebrows raise) aff (head nod)

Rhetorical Question Syntax in ASL Rhetorical Question (rhq) ASL Gloss: rhq neg _____________ ME FAIL TEST, WHY? ME NOT STUDY rhq (eyebrows raise) neg (headshake)

Relative Clause Syntax in ASL Relative Clause (rel) ASL Gloss: rel aff ________________ MAN IX BEARD BALD BIG, HE MY UNCLE rel (eyebrows raise) aff (head nod)

Yes/No-Question Syntax in ASL Yes/No (y/n-q) ASL Gloss: y/n-q _______ DEAF YOU? y/n-q (eyebrows raise and tilt shoulder down)

Assertion/Negation Syntax in ASL Assertion/Negation ASL Gloss: assertion _____________ ME LIKE CHOCOLATE negation _____________ ME LIKE CHOCOLATE assertion (head nod) negation (headshake)