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Classifiers

Classifiers. ASL II. What is a classifier?. Represents a noun and indicates the location and possible action of that noun. Size and shape specifiers (SASSes) Indicates something about the size, shape, texture, etc. and location of a noun. Example: (pronoun). The red car pulled up behind me.

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Classifiers

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  1. Classifiers ASL II

  2. What is a classifier? • Represents a noun and indicates the location and possible action of that noun. • Size and shape specifiers (SASSes) • Indicates something about the size, shape, texture, etc. and location of a noun.

  3. Example:(pronoun) • The red car pulled up behind me. • CL:3(wh)”car” CL:3”car” RED “pull up behind my car” • Three cars were pulled up at the intersection. • CL:3”3 cars pull up at intersection”

  4. Example:(adjective) • Sign this form, please. • CL:H “sign name on non-dominant hand:B” PLEASE. • The round table is large enough for four people. • CL: (2h)C “big round table” CL: (2h)XX “4 people sitting at table”

  5. Example:(verb) • The two of us went into the restaurant and sat opposite each other. • CL:2 (or V) “walk into restaurant” RESTAURANT, CL: (2h)XX “sit across each other”. • We all sat facing the front of the room. • IX-loc ROOM FRONT CL:scrunch 4 “sit facing front of room”.

  6. Singular Classifiers*must be repeated for pluralization: • By use of both hands • By repeating the classifier in alternating, or orderly fashion • By using a “sweep” to indicate many in a row.

  7. Plural: • Use a specific number classifier (CL:2, CL:3, CL:4, etc.) • “many” classifier (CL:4, CL:5) that represent many people, cats, cattle, rocks, insects, shoes, chairs, etc., either stationary or moving orderly, or moving in a disorderly manner (wiggling of the classifer) • The “class” or “group” classifiers (CL: (2h)C)

  8. Physical characteristics of action: • Pick-up a coin (PICK-UP CL:F “coin”) • Pick-up a cup (PICK-UP CL:C “cup”) • Pick-up a rock (PICK-UP CL:scrunch 5 “rock”) • Pour-from a cup (POUR-FROM CL:C “cup”) • Pour-from a bucket (POUR-FROM CL: (2h)C “bucket”)

  9. Sharing common features • Fence, cage, rainbow, eyelashes (CL:4) • Fire, waves, traffic, war (CL:5)

  10. Pronominal Classifiers • Some classifiers can be used as pronouns and can replace nouns after the noun is named.

  11. For example: • CL:1 Upright person or animal • CL:3 Vehicle such as a car, bus, bicycle, truck, boat, submarine • CL:A Stationary object such as a house, vase, statue, lamp, company, business • CL:B Flat object such as a piece of paper, magazine, newspaper

  12. Location of a noun • The car is here • CL:3 “car here” • The car is over there. • CL:3 “car over there”

  13. Locational Relationships • Two vehicles next to each other. • CL: (2h)3 “2 cars next to each other” • Two vehicles, one in front of the other. • CL: (2h)3 “One car in front of other car” • A cup on a table. • CL:C “cup on” CL:B “table” • A glass under a table. • CL:C “glass under” CL:B “table”

  14. Adding movement to pronominal classifiers • One vehicle passing another. • CL:3 “right car” CL:3 “left car passing right car” • Two vehicles colliding head on. • CL: (2h)3 “cars crashing into each other” • A person diving off a platform. • CL:V “person dives off” CL:B “platform” • A cup falling off a table. • CL:C “cup falls off” CL:B “table”

  15. Now you try it! • That little boy over there picked up the rock and threw it at the girl. • BOY LITTLE THERE CL:5 “pick up rock and throw” GIRL. • The herd of cows scattered all over the place. • COWS CL: (2h)5 “scatter everywhere”. • My brother has rows and rows of bowling trophies on his book shelf. • BROTHER MY HAVE TROPHY BOWL CL:A “rows and rows” CL:B “shelf”.

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