Review- 8 types of classifiers

1. Review- 8 types of classifiers DCL ICL LCL BPCL SCL PCL BCL ECL

2. DCL • Descriptive classifier sign used to describe an object or a person (i.e., DCL “curly hair”). Sometimes referred to as size and shape specifiers or SASSes. Objectives, attachments, people descriptions, patterns, textures.

3. LCL • Locative classifier sign representing an object in a specific place (and sometimes indicating movement) Furniture arrangement, objects on furniture.

4. SCL • Semantic classifier sign representing a category of nouns such as vehicle or person. Handshape is given, followed by information about specific movement (i.e., SCL: 1 “person walking stiffly and hurriedly”).

5. BCL • Body classifier sign in which the body “enacts” the verb of the sentence. Role shifting is usually required (i.e., BCL “acting macho:, BCL put arms around friend”).

6. ICL • Instrument classifier sign in which part of the body (usually the hands) manipulates an object (i.e., ICL “turn crank” or ICL “play jacks”).

7. BPCL • Bodypart classifier sign representing a specific part of the body doing the action. (2h) BPCL: 1 “crossing legs”, (2h) BPCL: B “taps foot”).

8. PCL • Plural classifier sign, indicating either specific number or non-specific number (i.e., PCL: 3 “three people walking”, PCL: 4 “long line of people”, PCL: 5 “hordes of……”).

9. ECL • Element classifier sign representing an element of the earth, such: rain, wind/smoke/gas, fire and light. These are usually made with either the 5-handshape or the 1-hanshape (i.e., ECL: 5 wiggle “waterfall”, ECL: 1 “water dripping from a faucet”).

10. CLASSIFIER SCENERY

11. A Day in the Park

12. The Airport

13. Day in Town

14. Tutorials

15. Kitchen Scene

16. Bath Time

17. Hunting Scene

18. Christmas Holiday

19. Town Square

20. “PICTURE MY CLASSIFIER” DUE: April 11th/12th2012

21. AssignmentDUE: April 11th/12th 2012 • Students will find 5 personal pictures, old or new. (baby pictures, family pictures, you and your friends, birthday party pictures, prom pictures, etc.) • Each picture has to identify at least 1 classifier! • For each picture you will write in English and gloss a sentence using that classifier that has been identified in the picture. • Pictures should be glued or taped to construction paper and sentences should be below the picture. • Also, underneath the sentence write what the classifier is in the picture, and tell what that classifier represents! • You will present “Picture My Classifier” in front of the class. It is due on April 11th / 12th 2012

22. EXAMPLE