1 Writing ASL Grammar in SignWriting® Grammar Lesson 1 by Dr. Karen van Hoek Signed In ASL by George ‘Butch’ Zein The DAC • Deaf Action Committee For SignWriting® • P.O. Box 517 • La Jolla • CA • 92038-0517 • USA Voice: (858)456-0098 • TTY: (858)456-0010 • Fax: (858)456-0020 • E-mail: DAC@SignWriting.org 2 The DAC • Deaf Action Committee For SignWriting® • P.O. Box 517 • La Jolla • CA • 92038-0517 • USA Voice: (858)456-0098 • TTY: (858)456-0010 • Fax: (858)456-0020 • E-mail: DAC@SignWriting.org 3 Column 2 English Gloss eyebrows up different facial expressions eyegaze down tense lips etc. short pause right hand fingerspells, then left hand points to ASL-it the "L" hand at the end of the fingerspelling short pause use facial expressions tense lips short pause The DAC • Deaf Action Committee For SignWriting® • P.O. Box 517 • La Jolla • CA • 92038-0517 • USA Voice: (858)456-0098 • TTY: (858)456-0010 • Fax: (858)456-0020 • E-mail: DAC@SignWriting.org 4 Column 3 English Gloss eyebrows up for-for? head forward questioning pause show grammar structure end of thought for example short pause topic short pause The DAC • Deaf Action Committee For SignWriting® • P.O. Box 517 • La Jolla • CA • 92038-0517 • USA Voice: (858)456-0098 • TTY: (858)456-0010 • Fax: (858)456-0020 • E-mail: DAC@SignWriting.org 5 Column 4 English Gloss means what shoulders up sentence about short pause basically head nods approvingly head movement is "down-down" end of thought left hand fingerspells, then right hand points to ASL-it the "L" hand at the end of the fingerspelling short pause has The DAC • Deaf Action Committee For SignWriting® • P.O. Box 517 • La Jolla • CA • 92038-0517 • USA Voice: (858)456-0098 • TTY: (858)456-0010 • Fax: (858)456-0020 • E-mail: DAC@SignWriting.org 6 Column 5 English Gloss special rules end of thought sentence short pause left hand continues to hold the handshape that was used in the topic previous sign for "sentence", while the right hand fingerspells the word "topic" left hand continues to hold the handshape that was used in the first sign for "sentence", while the right hand signs "first" left hand continues to hold the handshape that was used in the put-to-the-left sign for "sentence", while the right hand signs "put-to-the-left" The DAC • Deaf Action Committee For SignWriting® • P.O. Box 517 • La Jolla • CA • 92038-0517 • USA Voice: (858)456-0098 • TTY: (858)456-0010 • Fax: (858)456-0020 • E-mail: DAC@SignWriting.org 7 Column 6 English Gloss with special facial expressions what? questioning pause eyebrows eyebrows up pause before showing an example The DAC • Deaf Action Committee For SignWriting® • P.O. Box 517 • La Jolla • CA • 92038-0517 • USA Voice: (858)456-0098 • TTY: (858)456-0010 • Fax: (858)456-0020 • E-mail: DAC@SignWriting.org 8 Column 7 English Gloss eyebrows up marking the fish topic "fish" short pause eyegaze diagonally-up-right, me corners of mouth slighty curved down, wrinkles on side of mouth like short pause trout end of thought The DAC • Deaf Action Committee For SignWriting® • P.O. Box 517 • La Jolla • CA • 92038-0517 • USA Voice: (858)456-0098 • TTY: (858)456-0010 • Fax: (858)456-0020 • E-mail: DAC@SignWriting.org 9 Column 8 English Gloss eyebrows up that marking the topic "that car" car over there short pause want head says "yes" movement is "down-up" buy end of thought The DAC • Deaf Action Committee For SignWriting® • P.O. Box 517 • La Jolla • CA • 92038-0517 • USA Voice: (858)456-0098 • TTY: (858)456-0010 • Fax: (858)456-0020 • E-mail: DAC@SignWriting.org 10 This article can be accessed on the World Wide Web. Come visit the SignWritingSite at: http://www.SignWriting.org Layout & Design by Valerie Sutton Copyright © 1998 Center For Sutton Movement Writing, Inc. SignWriting® and SignWriter® are registered trademarks of CSMW. The DAC • Deaf Action Committee For SignWriting® • P.O. Box 517 • La Jolla • CA • 92038-0517 • USA Voice: (858)456-0098 • TTY: (858)456-0010 • Fax: (858)456-0020 • E-mail: DAC@SignWriting.org.