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American Sign Language is similar to Mandarin Chinese and Tagalog in that information is communicated following a struct

American Sign Language is similar to Mandarin Chinese and Tagalog in that information is communicated following a structure that is called “ Topic – Comment ”. This means that people communicating make choices about the order in which they will communicate their ideas.

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American Sign Language is similar to Mandarin Chinese and Tagalog in that information is communicated following a struct

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  1. American Sign Language is similar to Mandarin Chinese and Tagalog in that information is communicated following a structure that is called “Topic–Comment” This means that people communicating make choices about the order in which they will communicate their ideas

  2. In ASL signers often choose to indicate First: the thing, event, or person they wish to talk about Second: then make a statement, a question, or a comment about that thing, event, or person. For this reason, ASL is described as having a structure known as: TOPIC- COMMENT

  3. The description of the NMGS or facial grammar that indicates which is the topic and comment is defined below: Topic Phrase Raise Eyebrows Lean Head Forward Hold or Pause on Last Sign

  4. The description of the NMGS or facial grammar that indicates which is the topic and comment is defined below: Comment Phrase Adjust Eyebrows to indicate *Statement *Y/N Question *Wh-Question Return Head to neutral position

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