Unit 16.1 quiz

What are descriptive classifiers used for in American Sign Language?

• To express emotions through facial expressions

• To provide more detailed information about the size, shape, movement, or location of objects

• To convey the temperature of the environment

• To indicate the gender of the signer

Why are instrument classifiers used in American Sign Language?

• It indicated the size and shape of a noun.

• It represents nouns and is used to show movement.

• It is used to describe the property or movement of an element.

• It is used to describe how an object is handled or how it works.

How do you indicate that an object is extremely large?

• Using the sign for big/large

• Using non manual markers with eyebrows up and "cha"

• Using non manual markers with 'mmm' flat face

• Fingerspelling "size-large"

What is the sign?

• Shiny

• Soft

• Fuzzy

• Warped

What is the sign?

• Polka dotted

• Striped

• Spiral

• Flowery

What is the sign?

• Soft

• Shiny

• Smooth

• Fuzzy

What is the sign?

• Bumpy

• Smooth

• Warped

• Soft

What is the sign?

• Zigzagged

• Single band

• Spiral

• Polka dotted

What is the sign?

• Striped

• Flowery

• Spiral

• Zigzagged

Which handshape would you use if you were using a descriptive classifier to represent a square box?

• L handshape

• Open five handshape

• Flat o handshape

• Flat handshape