ASL IDIOMS & EXPRESSIONS

1. ASL IDIOMS &EXPRESSIONS Presented by Paulette Sottak An Evening of Sign - 04/08/2011

2. ASL IDIOMS & EXPRESSIONS The signs I will demonstrate are ASL idioms that are expressed with bothsigns and facial expressions. They can contain single or compound signs as well as entire phrases. These are fun signs used often and well worth knowing. An Evening of Sign - 04/08/2011

3. ASL IDIOMS & EXPRESSIONS MOST COMMONLY USED SIGNS … that you may have already learned from your current or previous ASL classes … • KISS-FIST • O-I-C • FINISH • WHAT’S-UP? An Evening of Sign - 04/08/2011

4. ASL IDIOMS & EXPRESSIONS • ANNOYING; PET-PEEVE (SICK sign; twisting on forehead) • “It’s annoying.” • “Cutting in line is my pet peeve!” An Evening of Sign - 04/08/2011

5. ASL IDIOMS & EXPRESSIONS • YOU-GOT-ME (SICK sign; moving in a couple of ways) (palm inward) • “Chuckling” • “Oh, Brother!” – in response to a joke • “Oh, come on!” or “Oh, please!” (palm outward) • “You got me!” An Evening of Sign - 04/08/2011

6. ASL IDIOMS & EXPRESSIONS • TAKE-RISK/CHANCE [HS: 11 off from ears (palms inward), then fingers extended] - “No guts, no glory!” An Evening of Sign - 04/08/2011

7. ASL IDIOMS & EXPRESSIONS • LONG-TIME (HS: Y; thumb on forehead, move straight forward) – usually associated with negativity - “What takes you so long?” - “That’s too long.” An Evening of Sign - 04/08/2011

8. ASL IDIOMS & EXPRESSIONS • DIDN’T-SAY-THAT (HS: 1; tapping once on lip) - “I didn’t say that.” (to clarify) - “I didn’t mean that.” (error) Note different facial expressions for both. An Evening of Sign - 04/08/2011

9. ASL IDIOMS & EXPRESSIONS • GOOD-RIDDANCE (HS: 55; middle fingers sticking out; moving forward) - “Finally I got through with it!” - “Bob has finally moved out. Good riddance!” An Evening of Sign - 04/08/2011

10. ASL IDIOMS & EXPRESSIONS • STARTLED (“Light-on-then-off” sign on chest) • “You scared the heck out of me!” An Evening of Sign - 04/08/2011

11. ASL IDIOMS & EXPRESSIONS • STAY-HOME (BASEMENT sign) - “Howard Hughes was a hermit.” - “We’ve been snowed in for a week, and everyone has cabin fever.” An Evening of Sign - 04/08/2011

12. ASL IDIOMS & EXPRESSIONS • SECOND-A-MOTION (HS: L; moving like shooting) - “I second the motion (in a parliamentary meeting).” - “Yes, I totally agree with you!” An Evening of Sign - 04/08/2011

13. ASL IDIOMS & EXPRESSIONS • BETTER-THAN (Shot-H – directional) - “The University of Connecticut hammered Butler.” - “I rooted for women’s NCAA Notre Dame, but they were defeated by Texas A&M. Oh rats!” An Evening of Sign - 04/08/2011

14. ASL IDIOMS & EXPRESSIONS • CLOSE-CALL (HS: F; move forward from forehead) - “My father was speeding when he saw a police car parked on the side of the road. He slowed down and passed without incident. It was a close call!” An Evening of Sign - 04/08/2011

15. ASL IDIOMS & EXPRESSIONS • YOU/ME-TO-BE-BLAMED (HS: A, moving outward from HS: B, palm down) - “You didn’t read the instructions. It is all your fault.” - “It’s all my fault for not telling you in the first place.” An Evening of Sign - 04/08/2011

16. ASL IDIOMS & EXPRESSIONS • HOLD-FOR-A-WHILE (SUSPEND sign) - “Going for her master’s is on hold while my sister is raising her family.” An Evening of Sign - 04/08/2011

17. ASL IDIOMS & EXPRESSIONS • TALKING-TO-YOURSELF (HS: ii, each from the temple to middle, bouncing) - “Lynn caught me talking to myself.” An Evening of Sign - 04/08/2011

18. ASL IDIOMS & EXPRESSIONS • IT’S-UP-TO-YOU (Compound signs = THINK+YOURSELF) - “It’s your call whether or not you move back with your parents.” An Evening of Sign - 04/08/2011

19. ASL IDIOMS & EXPRESSIONS • FEEL+NOTHING (FEEL sign; then slide with HS:closed-5 over tip of palm) - “Oh gosh, I didn’t feel anything when you tried to get my attention!” An Evening of Sign - 04/08/2011

20. ASL IDIOMS & EXPRESSIONS • FUNNY-NONE (Compound signs: FUNNY+ZERO) - “That’s not funny.” - “This is nothing to laugh about (serious).” An Evening of Sign - 04/08/2011

21. ASL IDIOMS & EXPRESSIONS • PIECE-OF-CAKE (HS:S, tap once on chin then twice on chest) - “She thought her final exam was a piece of cake (very easy).” An Evening of Sign - 04/08/2011

22. ASL IDIOMS & EXPRESSIONS • END-OF-DISCUSSION (Compound Signs: DISCUSS+VERY-DRY) - “End of discussion. Period!” An Evening of Sign - 04/08/2011

23. ASL IDIOMS & EXPRESSIONS • OH-RIGHT (HS:closed-5; shake vertically) - “He told me a fabricated story that went in one ear and out the other.” An Evening of Sign - 04/08/2011

24. ASL IDIOMS & EXPRESSIONS • WITH-EVERYTHING-ON-IT (INCLUDE sign)* - “Jan wants a pizza with everything on it.” *often confused with “INVOLVED” An Evening of Sign - 04/08/2011

25. ASL IDIOMS & EXPRESSIONS • HAVE-FUN-GOOD-LUCK (HS: U; move in a “cross” direction - “Oh, you are having Professor Snape (Harry Potter Series) for your class. Good luck (sarcastic) with him!” An Evening of Sign - 04/08/2011

26. ASL IDIOMS & EXPRESSIONS • IMAGINE (IDEA Sign) - “Babies are born with 350 pieces of bone. Can you imagine that!” An Evening of Sign - 04/08/2011

27. ASL IDIOMS & EXPRESSIONS Tell me what you have learned so far. An Evening of Sign - 04/08/2011

28. ASL IDIOMS & EXPRESSIONS T H A N K Y O U for supporting thePalomar College ASL/Interpreting Department’s ASL Lab! An Evening of Sign - 04/08/2011