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ASL III. Classifiers. Purpose of classifiers. Replaces a noun Clarifies a message More efficient. Classifiers. show movement, location, and appearance show where and how something moves Show what it looks like where it is located. What do classifiers represent?. Whole entity Surface
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ASL III Classifiers
Purpose of classifiers • Replaces a noun • Clarifies a message • More efficient
Classifiers • show movement, location, and appearance • show where and how something moves • Show what it looks like • where it is located
What do classifiers represent? • Whole entity • Surface • Instrumental • Depth/width • Extent • Perimeter shape • On-surface
Letter Handshapes • A- vase, can, bottle, statue, placment of items on a table • B/4- time marker, 4 people together, walls, floors, shelves, flat objects
Handshape Classifiers • C- cup, trash can, building, large pipe, shape of something • F- coins, buttons, eyes moving back and forth, necklace, shape of cigar • G- eyebrows, mouth, mustache, collar, bird beak
Handshape Classifiers • ILY- bird, airplane flying • L- show shape of objects- picture frame, clocks, lakes, or size • O- pipes, handlebars, hose
S- show a head- nodding, peaking through a door, animal stretching/turning head • U- people sitting or standing, thin objects- tongue, diving board, tie
Number handshapes • 1- person, time marker • 2- two people • 3- vehicle, animal • 4- 4 people, hair style, whiskers • 5- 5 people walking, leaves falling, hair style
3 kinds of Classifiers • Stative- does not move/stationary • Process- moves • Contact- touches
Stative • Car parked • Time marker • Vase • Person standing
Process • Car moving • Animal running • Person walking • Eyes moving
Contact • Vase on table • Car parked • Coins on a table
Which Handshapes are allowed for Classifers? A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10