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ASL Classifiers: Descriptive and Semantic | Lifeprint.com

Learn about ASL classifiers - descriptive (DCL) and semantic (SCL), representing size, shape, and categories in American Sign Language. Examples and usage explained.

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ASL Classifiers: Descriptive and Semantic | Lifeprint.com

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  1. Dr. Bill Vicars Lifeprint.com

  2. Classifiers Lesson 1

  3. The sign for classifier is …

  4. CL

  5. ASL Classifiers

  6. Useful vocabulary

  7. TOPIC = subject = quote

  8. HAND

  9. SHAPE

  10. HANDSHAPE

  11. CATEGORY group of cluster as a whole

  12. CLASS-(Learning group)vs CLASS-(category)

  13. Classes = categories

  14. GROUP

  15. THINGS

  16. MOVEMENT

  17. SIZE

  18. LOCATIONPLACE

  19. USE / USAGE

  20. SHOW-(represent / example)

  21. -

  22. Descriptive Classifiers (DCL)

  23. DCL’s are also known as size and shape specifiers, (SASSes).

  24. DCL's help represent or describe a person or object.

  25. Examples of DCL's…

  26. DCL:B (or bent B) extremely tall

  27. DCL:B-(bent) short

  28. DCL:4 long hair

  29. DCL:1 bulletin board

  30. DCL:1 black board

  31. DCL:4-(claw) freckles

  32. DCL:4 striped

  33. DCL:G thin

  34. DCL:4-(claw) curly hair

  35. Review DCL's…

  36. black board

  37. bulletin board

  38. curly hair

  39. very tall

  40. freckles

  41. long hair

  42. Short-(person)

  43. stripes

  44. thin

  45. -

  46. Semantic Classifiers

  47. SCL's represent categories of nouns.

  48. For example, people or vehicles.

  49. Examples of SCL's…

  50. SCL:1 (person) walking fast

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