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Dr. Bill Vicars Lifeprint

Dr. Bill Vicars Lifeprint.com. Linguistics of American Sign Language. Lexical Categories (5 th Edition Pages 100 – 111). x. Lexical = "words or vocabulary". Lexical Unit = "a word" (or a sign). Lexical Categories =. Nouns Verbs Adjectives Adverbs etc. Can divide signs into two types:.

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Dr. Bill Vicars Lifeprint

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  1. Dr. Bill Vicars Lifeprint.com

  2. Linguistics of American Sign Language

  3. Lexical Categories(5th Edition Pages 100 – 111)

  4. x

  5. Lexical = "words or vocabulary"

  6. Lexical Unit = "a word"(or a sign)

  7. Lexical Categories =

  8. Nouns Verbs Adjectives Adverbs etc.

  9. Can divide signs into two types:

  10. “Content Signs” & “Function Signs”

  11. “Content Signs” Examples:

  12. nouns verbs adjectives adverbs

  13. Function signs include:

  14. pronouns prepositions conjunctions

  15. What are some“Content Signs"lexical categories?

  16. noun verb adjective adverb

  17. What are some Function Signs lexical categories?

  18. pronouns prepositions and conjunctions

  19. If a lexical category tends to accept new signs it is "open."

  20. If a lexical category doesn’t accept new signs it is "closed."

  21. Example: Sometimes we need new nouns…

  22. MICROWAVE I-PHONE E-Mail

  23. We don't seem to need new pronouns:

  24. "it"

  25. Existing pronouns can refer to new nouns.

  26. So we don't need new pronouns.

  27. So, the lexical category of "pronoun" is closed.

  28. Topic: “Nouns”

  29. Name sign:“Dr. Bill”

  30. Name sign: Katie

  31. = noun

  32. CHICAGO = noun

  33. #SEARS = noun

  34. #DENNY'S = noun

  35. COMPUTER TABLE THEORY= noun

  36. Nouns include: individuals …

  37. places…

  38. concrete things…

  39. abstract things

  40. Nouns tend to be countable.

  41. How do you make a noun plural in English?

  42. Generally you add an "s"

  43. How do you make a noun plural in ASL?

  44. reduplication

  45. brothers = BROTHER++

  46. sisters = SISTER++

  47. words = WORD++

  48. plants = PLANT++

  49. "Verbs"

  50. Verbs =

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