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WH-Word questions in English and American Sign Language

WH-Word questions in English and American Sign Language. Edmonds Community College English as a Second Language Brenda Aron. English Wh -word questions:. What are wh -words?

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WH-Word questions in English and American Sign Language

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  1. WH-Word questions in English and American Sign Language Edmonds Community College English as a Second Language Brenda Aron

  2. English Wh-word questions: • What are wh-words? • These are words in the English language that start with wh that forms the basis of word questions in English. Can you think of any wh-word? • Example: What?

  3. Wh-word questions: • Who? • What? • Where? • When? • Which? • How? • Why? • How much? • How many?

  4. I want to get on bus #49. 49

  5. I want to get on bus #49. wh-q aux verb verb pronoun 1. English: Who can help me? topic , indexical verbwh-q ASL: HELP-ME WHO CAN? wh-q indexical verb WHO CAN HELP-ME? wh-q verb noun verb 2. English: Wheredoes bus #49 stop? topic wh-q ASL: BUS NUMBER 49 STOP WHERE? wh-q WHERE BUS NUMBER 49 STOP?

  6. wh-q noun verb noun verb 3. English: Which street does bus #49 stop? topic ASL: STREET BUS NUMBER 49 STOP WHERE? wh-q WHICH STREET BUS NUMBER 49 STOP? wh-q noun verb noun verb 4. English:What time will bus #49 come? topic ASL: TIME BUS NUMBER 49 COME WHAT? wh-q WHAT TIME BUS NUMBER 49 COME WILL?

  7. 5. When does bus #49 come? adjective 6. How often does bus #49 come? prep article 7. How much do I pay for the bus? adj 8. How many times does bus #49 come? 9. Why do I need to ride on bus #49?

  8. ~Fini~Contact Information:Brenda Aron, MS. Ed; ASLTA Baron1981@comcast.net 425-998-7936

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