ASL III Classifiers Purpose of classifiers l Replaces

ASL III Classifiers

Purpose of classifiers l. Replaces a noun l. Clarifies a message l. More efficient

Classifiers lshow movement, location, and appearance lshow where and how something moves l. Show what it looks like lwhere it is located

What do classifiers represent? l Whole entity l Surface l Instrumental l Depth/width l Extent l Perimeter shape l On-surface

Letter Handshapes l. A- vase, can, bottle, statue, placment of items on a table l. B/4 - time marker, 4 people together, walls, floors, shelves, flat objects

Handshape Classifiers l C- cup, trash can, building, large pipe, shape of something l F- coins, buttons, eyes moving back and forth, pearl necklace, shape of cigar l G- eyebrows, mouth, mustache, collar, bird beak

Handshape Classifiers l. ILY- bird, airplane flying l. L- show shape of objectspicture frame, clocks, lakes, or size l. O- pipes, handlebars, hose

l S- show a head- nodding, peaking through a door, animal stretching/turning head l U- people sitting or standing, thin objects- tongue, diving board, tie

Number handshapes l 1 l 2 l 3 l 4 - person, time marker two people vehicle, animal 4 people, hair style, whiskers l 5 - 5 people walking, leaves falling, hair style

3 kinds of Classifiers l. Stative- does not move/stationary l. Process- moves l. Contact- touches

Stative l. Car parked l. Time marker l. Vase l. Person standing

Process l. Car moving l. Animal running l. Person walking l. Eyes moving

Contact l. Vase on table l. Car parked l. Coins on a table

Which Handshapes are allowed for Classifers? ABCDEFGHIJKL MNOPQRSTUV WXYZ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Comic Strip l. Teacher demonstrate l. Divide into two groups l. Tell comic strip using classifiers

Comic Strip Homework l. Bring a comic strip to class l. Tuesday 9 -27 -05 l. Using classifiers tell comic strip story