ASL 36100 - The Structure Of American Sign Language I: Phonology And Morphology

Prerequisite(s): ASL 20200 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D-

Credit Hours: 3.00. Linguistic study of ASL, including the following: phonological features of individual signs (hand shape, orientation, location, movement) and how those features shift when placed in a stream of signs; morphological features of signs, including compounding and lexicalization of fingerspelled words; grammar, focusing on typical word orders found in ASL sentences; meaning of signs and how those meanings have shifted over time (as well as how those meanings shift for particular dialects); and typical pragmatic features of conversation in ASL. Knowledge of ASL is required. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.
Course Learning Outcomes
1. Identify and define the concepts of language and linguistics by text reading. 2. Investigate and compare the differences in phonological contrasts by exploring the ASL lexicon data analysis. 3. Distinguish the differences between ASL and English phonology and morphology by comparing and contrasting the variety of spoken and sign language samples. 4. Demonstrate knowledge of linguistics by discussing the implications of language properties.

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