ASL 2 Written Exam with 100% Correct
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modality - correct Answer-For ASL, an obvious difference from spoken language is the
*?*
mid-1960s - correct Answer-Since when have linguists recognized ASL as a distinct
language?
Martha's Vineyard - correct Answer-1st main influence on ASL: There is evidence that in
the 1600s some of the inhabitants of *?* off Cape Cod had a genetic pool that resulted
in a large number of Deaf people in the community
Hartford, Connecticut, 1817 - correct Answer-The first school for the Deaf was founded
in *?*, in *?*
Laurent Clerc - correct Answer-2nd main influence on ASL: French Sign Language,
brought by the school's founders, *?*, a deaf teacher from France, and Thomas
Gallaudet. These two blended the indigenous sign language and French sign language
to form the basis for ASL today.
8-10% - correct Answer-What percentage of deaf children are born into families with
deaf members?
70% - correct Answer-What percentage of deaf children are born into hearing families
who do not sign?
20% - correct Answer-What percentage of deaf children are born into hearing families
who sign?
1864, Abraham Lincoln - correct Answer-Gallaudet University was founded in *?* with a
charter signed by President *?*
1880 - correct Answer-At the International Congress on the Education of the Deaf
Conference in Milan, Italy in *?*, deaf educators voted in favor or oral education
45% to 11% - correct Answer-After 1880, the amount of deaf teachers constituted *?*
but went down to *?*
have - correct Answer-The term "Deaf" with a capital d is an inclusive term because it
focuses on what people *?*
, They use different modalities (visual/gesture as opposed to aural/oral) and have
different phonologh and grammar - correct Answer-How are ASL and English different?
hundreds - correct Answer-There are *?* of identified sign languages in the world
use, context - correct Answer-ASL words are best learned through *?* and *?*
knowledge of the first language causes errors and misunderstanding in the second
language - correct Answer-linguistic interference
1. build a language community
2. minimize reliance on English as you listen or converse in ASL
3. focus on meaning rather than individual signs
4. focus on the signer's face, not on the hands for two very important reasons (lots of
grammar is in facial expressions, considered rude)
5. show you understand the signer - correct Answer-5 Strategies for learning ASL
1. no bouncing
2. no sliding
3. no punching
4. no fishing
5. no head nodding
6. no eye rolling
7. stay in the box
8. stay on the line
9. no mouthing letters
*10. no looking at your hand* - correct Answer-10 Fingerspelling Rules
90-95% - correct Answer-ASL is *?* % facial expressions
1. one-handed sign
2. two-handed symmetrical
3. two-handed non-symmetrical - correct Answer-3 types of signs
1. yes/no
2. wh- signs - correct Answer-2 types of question signs
1. eyebrows down
2. head tilt
3. lean forward
4. hold for answer - correct Answer-4 non-manual markers for wh- questions
1. eyebrows up
2. head tilt
3. lean forward
Answers
modality - correct Answer-For ASL, an obvious difference from spoken language is the
*?*
mid-1960s - correct Answer-Since when have linguists recognized ASL as a distinct
language?
Martha's Vineyard - correct Answer-1st main influence on ASL: There is evidence that in
the 1600s some of the inhabitants of *?* off Cape Cod had a genetic pool that resulted
in a large number of Deaf people in the community
Hartford, Connecticut, 1817 - correct Answer-The first school for the Deaf was founded
in *?*, in *?*
Laurent Clerc - correct Answer-2nd main influence on ASL: French Sign Language,
brought by the school's founders, *?*, a deaf teacher from France, and Thomas
Gallaudet. These two blended the indigenous sign language and French sign language
to form the basis for ASL today.
8-10% - correct Answer-What percentage of deaf children are born into families with
deaf members?
70% - correct Answer-What percentage of deaf children are born into hearing families
who do not sign?
20% - correct Answer-What percentage of deaf children are born into hearing families
who sign?
1864, Abraham Lincoln - correct Answer-Gallaudet University was founded in *?* with a
charter signed by President *?*
1880 - correct Answer-At the International Congress on the Education of the Deaf
Conference in Milan, Italy in *?*, deaf educators voted in favor or oral education
45% to 11% - correct Answer-After 1880, the amount of deaf teachers constituted *?*
but went down to *?*
have - correct Answer-The term "Deaf" with a capital d is an inclusive term because it
focuses on what people *?*
, They use different modalities (visual/gesture as opposed to aural/oral) and have
different phonologh and grammar - correct Answer-How are ASL and English different?
hundreds - correct Answer-There are *?* of identified sign languages in the world
use, context - correct Answer-ASL words are best learned through *?* and *?*
knowledge of the first language causes errors and misunderstanding in the second
language - correct Answer-linguistic interference
1. build a language community
2. minimize reliance on English as you listen or converse in ASL
3. focus on meaning rather than individual signs
4. focus on the signer's face, not on the hands for two very important reasons (lots of
grammar is in facial expressions, considered rude)
5. show you understand the signer - correct Answer-5 Strategies for learning ASL
1. no bouncing
2. no sliding
3. no punching
4. no fishing
5. no head nodding
6. no eye rolling
7. stay in the box
8. stay on the line
9. no mouthing letters
*10. no looking at your hand* - correct Answer-10 Fingerspelling Rules
90-95% - correct Answer-ASL is *?* % facial expressions
1. one-handed sign
2. two-handed symmetrical
3. two-handed non-symmetrical - correct Answer-3 types of signs
1. yes/no
2. wh- signs - correct Answer-2 types of question signs
1. eyebrows down
2. head tilt
3. lean forward
4. hold for answer - correct Answer-4 non-manual markers for wh- questions
1. eyebrows up
2. head tilt
3. lean forward
