Have taken ASL classes many times in person and online. My expressive signing is ok but my receptive is awful. I don't currently have any relationships with deaf people so it's difficult to practice receptive skills, especially since formal lessons aren't realistic to real life. The first time I understood one of your jokes before you typed it out, I was hooked on your program. Love your sense of humor as it makes the lessons so much more enjoyable and casual. Seldom see Deaf people using the "formal" signs illustrated in books, etc. You are a very patient teacher.
Thats half of why I started learning ASL. Every time I see someone signing, it’s very expressively and.. I do theater. I was once mid conversation with someone and they paused to ask if I do theater because I apparently very expressive when talking normally.
My deaf friend introduced me to you Bill and im so glad. You're a fabulous teacher and you have a great sense of humor. It's starting to stick. Im going to keep going.
for real, i first started learning when i was in 5th grade and it was all to show schools that it can be efficient as long as you dedicate yourself to doing so, they should at least give the students the option to learn ASL
Hello and good evening Dr. Bill!! You don’t even know how much you are of HELP to me learning sign❤️ I ABSOLUTELY admire your patience and you have a gifted way of teaching. You sense of humor is EVERYTHING 🙌🏾 I’ve tried many other sites and videos but NONE compare to you❤️ May Allah reward you in this life and the hereafter 🤲🏾 I’m just getting back to work and would definitely be supporting you! 👈🏾🤟🏾👉🏾
@@rhondahonda930 Personally I don’t think it’s flirting but I could see how it can be interpreted that way. I see it it as trying to build good rapport with his younger students. As some people prefer less playful forms of teaching and others benefit from being less on regime. Just from watching a host of his videos he seems as if he’s naturally very openly playful and he knows when it’s wanted and not. On top of that it seems like some of his videos he has an audience/class, and or students he’s possibly known for longer vs newer which might say more to that, overall he’s a great teacher! :)
Im pretty sure she was nervous. But I really struggled to watch the first student. better to be slow and deliberate than fast and wrong. he was super patient.
I heard of you from a deaf content creator on TikTok so I decided to look you up. You're so funny and patient with your students. I hope they get your jokes!
Hola, me gustan los programas, soy Mexicana y quiero aprender el lenguaje ASL ,pero a veces la forma de expresarse es demaciado rápida y no logro entender pues los que ya lo dominan no los alcanzo a ver, estoy aprendiendo más inglés con las señas y me gusta más aprender en ingles que en español. Felicidades BILL!!! (More videos!!!)( Tengo que leer los labios para unir y entender, siempre ha sido así, y ahora con los tapabocas...ME CUESTA ENTENDER A TODOS!! :(
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Hi doctor. Thanks for continuing sharing videos. They are of great help. A favour to ask you. Is it possible to do a video on coronavirus/ pandemic related concepts words in ASL? I feel that my HoH students are left behind. None of the news on this pandemic is signed. Thank you 🤝🤝
Hello Margaret, Indeed -- donations help pay the studio expenses. I'm glad you enjoy learning from the videos. That's the goal in putting them out there -- so everyone can learn -- for free.
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I can really 'hear' the video it's magical. But when Dr. Bill moves quickly, I never pay attention so I just... huh? I guess we need to really see the person we talked to and not wander off mentally
With group, family, team, and class, do you prefer to use the category sign? If it's seen as Signed English to do the initialized versions, I want to make sure I'm using correct ASL grammar.
Expect controversy because it is a controversial subject. Make sure you see my article at: www.lifeprint.com/asl101/topics/mislabeling-of-initialized-signs-as-signed-english.htm For what it is worth as of this time most of us still seem to prefer to use "C" hands for class. I'd say "F" hands for "family" has staying power even though some people feel they need to abandon the "F" shape. Others have actively posted against the "purification of ASL" -- stating that much of such efforts are against linguistic principles. Anyone who tells you that "F"-hand FAMILY is "signed English" -- just send them a link to Martina "MJ" Bienvenu's video titled "Purification of ASL, no!" With a bit of context "team" doesn't need "T" hands and you can just use "category" + (context) to mean team. The "category" sign works really well for "group" and thus "group" is very likely to be "de-initialized." However, keep in mind that for decades many of us in the Deaf community signed "group" and "team" using initials and if you had asked us if it was signed English we would have told you "no" -- it was just "the way" those signs were done by nearly everyone at the time. I recall once signing SHOW for "example" (because I was an early adopter of dropping the "E" -- and another Deaf person "corrected" me (ha) and told me to do "example" with an "E." In other words I was ahead of my time. Thus what is "right" is a moving target. Or rather -- it is a moving caterpillar. See: www.lifeprint.com/asl101/pages-layout/teachingasl/teachingasl-bill.htm
I feel so seen by that girl struggling to fingerspell "restaurant". I have to check the spelling every time I write it, I can't imagine as a beginner student having to fingerspell it correctly on the spot.
Relatability is one of the reasons why I very much appreciate my real-life students volunteering and being brave enough to go through the learning process in such a way as that their mistakes (and successes!) are recorded for the world to see and learn along with. Thanks for your comment. I'm sure others will read your comment and feel "seen" by you.
Not sure if this question had been asked yet or not, but if the person that is signing ( who is hearing) is mouthing the words along with the movements, does that interfere with understanding to someone who is hard of hearing? Should we stop the habit of mouthing words?
Hi Dr. Bill! Would you break down the signs you use at the 9:25 mark? I looked up the sign for "efficient," for example, and the results do not seem to match the sign you make during this part of the video.
I signed a version of FAST then I signed SKILL. (As in "a more fast and skillful way of signing..." That worked pretty well for that particular context. Another option that would have worked well would be to simply sign SLICK -- which is often used to mean "fluent." The concept of "efficient" has quite a few potential sign interpretations and the right interpretation is going to depend on the situation. You might enjoy some of my notes regarding ways to sign "efficient." See below. ================== efficient: SLICK, slippery, fluent efficient: SMOOTH efficient: NARROW, focused, directed attention, path narrows efficient: STRONG (a general system of meeting locations) efficient: QUICK, instant, immediate, [thumbs pop version of FAST] (A faster process for patient care) efficient: SPECIALIZED, [index finger move forward along top edge of nd-index or flat hand] efficient: FAST [loose hands pulled back into S hands] efficient: TIME, TIME, TIME! (trains take off on time regularly) efficient: SNAP-of-finger-and-thumb, just like that, (visual communication is more efficient you understand in a snap) efficient: EASY (modern tech makes travel more efficient / easy) efficient: FRUGAL (not use many resources or much of a resource) efficient: HARMONY, mesh together well efficient: SKILL, skilled efficient: GAS SAVE-[retain] (fuel efficient) USE LESS-[lesser amount of] gas efficient: SUCCESS (successful: signing is more successful / efficient)
The all/whole/complete sign doesn't include the meaning of accomplished. For "accomplish" use the "achieve / accomplish" sign: ruclips.net/video/NkM23L2KAlM/видео.html If you mean successful then use the "success" sign: ruclips.net/video/SrzPozIawec/видео.html To look up such signs see items 4 and 5 on the list below: ============================ How to use ASL University to learn sign language for free: 1. Visit Lifeprint.com and become familiar with the ASL University website. 2. Bookmark the official ASLU RUclips master playlist: ruclips.net/p/PL6akqFwEeSpiLwRFA3ZvuOWMwPXwI7NqA 3. For quick reviews (to prevent memory extinction) bookmark the "Signs" channel playlist page: ruclips.net/user/Lifeprint-signsplaylists or more specifically: ruclips.net/user/Lifeprint-signsplaylists?view=50&sort=dd&shelf_id=1 4. If you use a desktop or laptop computer you can look up signs using this page: www.lifeprint.com/search.htm 5. If you use a mobile device you can look up signs using this page: www.lifeprint.com/search/index.htm 6. If you can’t find a sign after using the search options at Lifeprint.com then consider applying to join the Lifeprint-ASLU Facebook group and asking your question there. See: facebook.com/groups/Lifeprint.ASLU/ 7. Go through the ASLU Lessons for free: www.lifeprint.com/asl101/lessons/lessons.htm If you like the free LIfeprint.com lessons you might enjoy the low-cost subscription version of the lessons. For information see: lifeprint.com/asltc/ Ways to support the ASL University channel: * Click the “thumb up” (like) icon on videos at RUclips.com/billvicars * Click the “subscribe” button at RUclips.com/billvicars (if you haven't done so yet) * Click the “Share” link and share the videos. * ASL University “official” clothing or ASLU gear: teespring.com/stores/aslu * Donate via: www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=64QMBRBXQSV6G * For other donation options, see: www.Lifeprint.com/donate.htm If you have any friends who might be in a position to do so you might want to consider inviting them to donate -- thus supporting Deaf children and the promotion of free sign language resources via Lifeprint.com * Visit the “ASLU” bookstore at www.lifeprint.com/bookstore/bookstore.htm (feel free to suggest new products that you would like to see).
when speaking English, 'live' as in I 'live' in Canada, is pronounced differently than 'live' as in the show was taped 'live'. Is there a different sign for the latter form of 'live' or do we use the same sign for both?
ASL uses the loose-thumbed-"A"-hands version to mean: live / alive / survive -- and even "address" (though the citation version of "address" is a double movement). Unless you are recording cadavers and corpses -- "all" recording (of humans) is "live." Perhaps what you mean is "broadcast." A "live broadcast" may of course be recorded for later playback (or broadcast and "not" recorded). To describe a "live" broadcast I'd sign something to the effect of "THAT HAPPEN NOW!" (the sign "NOW!" would use a double movement and perhaps somewhat straighter elbows as in "right now!") An other approach is to simply spell "live." It is a very easy word to spell. When spelled at high speed it will mutate a bit. The "L" and "I" will overlap. The "V" will change into a two-fingered "E" version. At one point during the spelling of LIVE you may even see the "L," "I," and "V" all overlapping at the same time. Or rather "you" won't -- but a high frame rate camera will and you can then play back the spelling in slow speed and see the "coarticulation" as it happens. The fingerspelled version of "LIVE" (when used to represent the concept of "actually happening now") is every bit as legitimate as any other approach to discussing a "live broadcast." Indeed, "fs-LIVE" is actually a better choice if you are discussing a "live broadcast" that will happen in the future or a live broadcast that happened in the past. For example: TWO-WEEK-AGO THAT VIDEO-record SPREAD fs-LIVE! (Two weeks ago that was broadcast live!) Also, worth mentioning here is that just because some bald guy online (who happens to be Deaf/hh have a Deaf wife, a doctorate in Deaf Ed, and decades of teaching experience) tells you to spell "live" when referring to a "broadcast that is happening in real time" (or will or did happen in real time) that is "not" the end of the story. The fact is language users often mangle words and signs and if the mangled sign is used often enough, long enough -- it becomes the new normal. Additionally not all are signers are concerned about sticking to or following any particular prescription as to how we are "allowed" to go about creating meaning. There are plenty of signers who will happily sign the two-handed "A" hands version of "LIVE" (or, "gasp" even the "L" hands version of "LIVE") to express the concept of "live" as in a "live broadcast." Warning to "Hearing" people reading all this "helpful" advice regarding signing: If you see a Deaf person signing "LIVE" to mean "happening now" it is not your job to lecture the Deaf person on the "right" way to sign "live" -- unless the Deaf person has paid you to do so. (Fat chance of that happening). Just because you learn something new in class, a book, or online doesn't grant you the societal right (in the Deaf community) to lecture (without consequence) a Deaf person on our signing choices. Let me put that in simple terms: Deaf can tell "Hearing people" how to sign but if "Hearing people" want to get along in the Deaf community they will avoid telling Deaf how to sign. (That's just the way it is in societies.)
I looked up the concept of a "live recording" and noted that the phrase "recorded live" is used to distinguish between a recording that is happening in a studio vs a recording that is happening in front of a "live" audience. If the point of using the word "live" is to inform others that a recording or broadcast is happening in front of a live audience then we can choose to sign something to the effect of THAT VIDEO-record DURING performance-[ACT/acting] FOR AUDIENCE. You can modify that signing by using "HAVE" instead of "FOR." Or you can add "TRUE" (to mean actual) or even "TRUE-BIZ" to mean "real / indeed / actual / skin in the game, etc. You could add the "FACE-to-FACE" sign to mean "in front of" or you could use classifiers and depiction to show the positioning of the performer in relation to the audience.
@@sign-language Thank you for this most thoughtful response. I too had struggled with the concept of a 'live recording' until I decided it must be a kind of shorthand way of saying that the performance was recorded without retakes, or perhaps before, and I quote, " a live audience" which brings up exactly the same concerns as you had about a studio audience full of cadavers. If my query had any overtone of 'correcting' it was most inadvertent. One does not go to the expert except to ask, never to correct. That would be the very height of hubris and I apologise if my question had any flavour of that.
Beth, You question was totally fine. When I answer "here" in the comments I often write for the broader audience (since quite a few people read these comments). It has become an issue in some forums or groups where people start criticizing a sign done by a Deaf person. For example, just today, I saw someone criticize a Deaf person's use of the sign "award" to mean "rewarding" (in the sense of enjoyable or satisfactory). The person called it a misuse of the sign "award." I thought, "Woah -- rather than call it a misuse -- let us call it a "semantic expansion" (or increase in the range of meaning) and check to see if other Deaf are using or have used the sign for that purpose. Oh sure, I get it. Sometimes we Deaf "do" mess up. I'm just saying that if enough of us are messing up (supposedly) in the same way -- that means the "mess up" is the new normal and thereby becomes "right." Languages evolve. Again though, my comments cautioning about the importance of Hearing not lecturing Deaf about sign language were not at all directed at you but rather at general readers of this thread. Excelsior!
p.s. I have seen and have started documenting a very, very old version of the sign for LIVE that uses "5"-hands handshapes! It may or may not make a comeback. It has only shown up in a relatively limited amount of places online however it will be interesting to see if it makes a resurgence. For now and the foreseeable future I'm going to stick with the "A"-hands (with lose thumbs) version.
hey, Bill question for you. what is the most common sign you see students mess up on? is it you/your or how/how many signs? or is it something else entirely
Students tend to struggle with choosing the appropriate facial grammar. See: www.lifeprint.com/asl101/topics/grammar17.htm Also see: www.lifeprint.com/asl101/pages-layout/whfacialexpression.htm and www.lifeprint.com/asl101/pages-layout/yesnofacial%20expression.htm and www.lifeprint.com/asl101/pages-layout/nonmanualmarkers.htm
It depends. Several ways. An approach would be to sign: "people notice-(negative facial expression) will" The more people you ask, the more likely versions you'll get. ASL is a high context language so the situation will impact the interpretation greatly. Consider applying to join the Lifeprint-ASLU Facebook group and asking your question there. See: facebook.com/groups/Lifeprint.ASLU/
ASL is not "universal" but most adult highly skilled signers of one language can do a fair job of communicating about most concrete topics with other Deaf adults throughout the world. This is seen commonly at the "Deaflympics" with signers from hundreds of different countries in one location -- all chatting away happily in sign language.
ASL stands for American Sign Language, it's usually used/known more in North America. There are other sign languages depending on the area like BSL (british sign language), JSP (japanese), etc.
Tip: read this article: www.lifeprint.com/asl101/topics/subject-verb-object-asl-sentence-structure.htm Also see: www.lifeprint.com/asl101/topics/store-i-go-the-myth.htm And then: www.lifeprint.com/asl101/topics/topic-comment.htm Warm regards and happy reading!
Maria, Oh hey, I'm glad you mentioned the link not working! I took a look at it and it was due to Facebook truncating (shortening) the link. (I had earlier today responded to a similar question over at the Lifeprint-ASLU Facebook group and had copied and pasted the links over here to the above RUclips comment. It was a simple matter to grab the actual link from my website and edit the above comment. Here's the link for your convenience: www.lifeprint.com/asl101/topics/store-i-go-the-myth.htm Excelsior!
I was watching an ASL teacher who spoke during the videos and not having any sound is actually way more effective
Have taken ASL classes many times in person and online. My expressive signing is ok but my receptive is awful. I don't currently have any relationships with deaf people so it's difficult to practice receptive skills, especially since formal lessons aren't realistic to real life. The first time I understood one of your jokes before you typed it out, I was hooked on your program. Love your sense of humor as it makes the lessons so much more enjoyable and casual. Seldom see Deaf people using the "formal" signs illustrated in books, etc. You are a very patient teacher.
btw its probably more helpful if you hover on the community tab, then you can get to the "find a practice partner page easier"
You're so patient with her😅😅😂😂
ASL should be taught in drama classes. I never noticed how much my eyebrows moved until now
Thats half of why I started learning ASL. Every time I see someone signing, it’s very expressively and.. I do theater. I was once mid conversation with someone and they paused to ask if I do theater because I apparently very expressive when talking normally.
My deaf friend introduced me to you Bill and im so glad. You're a fabulous teacher and you have a great sense of humor. It's starting to stick. Im going to keep going.
ASL needs to be taught in all schools. Starting at 1st grade
for real, i first started learning when i was in 5th grade and it was all to show schools that it can be efficient as long as you dedicate yourself to doing so, they should at least give the students the option to learn ASL
My school taught us 💁🏽♀️ starting in preschool
@@kattbrown4228 private?
Alex Yes Deaf
ABSOLUTELY!
54:36
bill: you asked if I am a house (starts flexing)
bill must be a hidden comedian.
Hello and good evening Dr. Bill!! You don’t even know how much you are of HELP to me learning sign❤️ I ABSOLUTELY admire your patience and you have a gifted way of teaching. You sense of humor is EVERYTHING 🙌🏾 I’ve tried many other sites and videos but NONE compare to you❤️ May Allah reward you in this life and the hereafter 🤲🏾 I’m just getting back to work and would definitely be supporting you! 👈🏾🤟🏾👉🏾
Good work! Being patient with her was necessary.
With which one
Where is Jen from lesson 1. We want her back
I love your videos, you are so funny and humorous. Thank you, I’m learning tons ☺️
@@rhondahonda930
Personally I don’t think it’s flirting but I could see how it can be interpreted that way. I see it it as trying to build good rapport with his younger students. As some people prefer less playful forms of teaching and others benefit from being less on regime. Just from watching a host of his videos he seems as if he’s naturally very openly playful and he knows when it’s wanted and not. On top of that it seems like some of his videos he has an audience/class, and or students he’s possibly known for longer vs newer which might say more to that, overall he’s a great teacher! :)
Im pretty sure she was nervous. But I really struggled to watch the first student. better to be slow and deliberate than fast and wrong. he was super patient.
I love watching all your videos, thank you for sharing them. ❤️❤️.
I heard of you from a deaf content creator on TikTok so I decided to look you up. You're so funny and patient with your students. I hope they get your jokes!
Thank you for sharing video, I love watching your channel
Katelyn was everyone girl and buddy while learning. I'm looking forward for to seeing this ASL Student's journey with this excellent Instructor.
Thank you for this so helpful and fun to watch
This is an amazing video. Thank you Dr. Vicars! There is lots of great, useful information!
I can't with the first girl lol. But thanks for the uploads Dr. Bill! I'm learning lots!
You got to start somewhere and that's never easy. She tried ...
Thank you so much for these videos. I'm from India and this helps me a lot .
Jajajajsjs she remains me a friend,, she wants to do the signing right away .. Good attitude....
youre a king
jen did a REALLY great job
I love ur video ur the best teacher and funniest 😂❤
Hola, me gustan los programas, soy Mexicana y quiero aprender el lenguaje ASL ,pero a veces la forma de expresarse es demaciado rápida y no logro entender pues los que ya lo dominan no los alcanzo a ver, estoy aprendiendo más inglés con las señas y me gusta más aprender en ingles que en español. Felicidades BILL!!! (More videos!!!)( Tengo que leer los labios para unir y entender, siempre ha sido así, y ahora con los tapabocas...ME CUESTA ENTENDER A TODOS!! :(
Y ASL esta mas parecido a espanol que al ingles, jaja...pero si, seria buena poder comunicar en las tres idiomas, espanol, engles, y ASL.
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You teach sign language very well. I wish you could teach Auslan though.
On my 3rd lesson and still try to turn the volume up.. 🤷♀️ at least I'm trying I guess..ha
Hi doctor. Thanks for continuing sharing videos. They are of great help. A favour to ask you. Is it possible to do a video on coronavirus/ pandemic related concepts words in ASL? I feel that my HoH students are left behind. None of the news on this pandemic is signed. Thank you 🤝🤝
Karima,
Please google "The Daily Moth."
Alex Abenchuchan does an outstanding job of covering the news (including COVID-19 updates).
@@sign-language I just thought it might be that you needed money to keep going and I enjoy learning from you're videos.
Hello Margaret,
Indeed -- donations help pay the studio expenses. I'm glad you enjoy learning from the videos.
That's the goal in putting them out there -- so everyone can learn -- for free.
@@sign-language I just want to say Thank you so much for reaching out I find your videos to be EXTREMELY helpful.
I'm glad you like them! Best wishes to you.
It really helps thanks
Thanks!
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I love your channel.
Thank you.
48:45 was hilarious 😂. You're funny man
I can really 'hear' the video it's magical. But when Dr. Bill moves quickly, I never pay attention so I just... huh? I guess we need to really see the person we talked to and not wander off mentally
Excellent teacher...timid students😄
19:00 for a second there I thought she was gonna say many but then bill saved her.
hahahhaahahaha
With group, family, team, and class, do you prefer to use the category sign? If it's seen as Signed English to do the initialized versions, I want to make sure I'm using correct ASL grammar.
Expect controversy because it is a controversial subject.
Make sure you see my article at:
www.lifeprint.com/asl101/topics/mislabeling-of-initialized-signs-as-signed-english.htm
For what it is worth as of this time most of us still seem to prefer to use "C" hands for class.
I'd say "F" hands for "family" has staying power even though some people feel they need to abandon the "F" shape. Others have actively posted against the "purification of ASL" -- stating that much of such efforts are against linguistic principles. Anyone who tells you that "F"-hand FAMILY is "signed English" -- just send them a link to Martina "MJ" Bienvenu's video titled "Purification of ASL, no!"
With a bit of context "team" doesn't need "T" hands and you can just use "category" + (context) to mean team.
The "category" sign works really well for "group" and thus "group" is very likely to be "de-initialized."
However, keep in mind that for decades many of us in the Deaf community signed "group" and "team" using initials and if you had asked us if it was signed English we would have told you "no" -- it was just "the way" those signs were done by nearly everyone at the time. I recall once signing SHOW for "example" (because I was an early adopter of dropping the "E" -- and another Deaf person "corrected" me (ha) and told me to do "example" with an "E." In other words I was ahead of my time.
Thus what is "right" is a moving target. Or rather -- it is a moving caterpillar. See:
www.lifeprint.com/asl101/pages-layout/teachingasl/teachingasl-bill.htm
I feel so seen by that girl struggling to fingerspell "restaurant". I have to check the spelling every time I write it, I can't imagine as a beginner student having to fingerspell it correctly on the spot.
Relatability is one of the reasons why I very much appreciate my real-life students volunteering and being brave enough to go through the learning process in such a way as that their mistakes (and successes!) are recorded for the world to see and learn along with.
Thanks for your comment. I'm sure others will read your comment and feel "seen" by you.
Not sure if this question had been asked yet or not, but if the person that is signing ( who is hearing) is mouthing the words along with the movements, does that interfere with understanding to someone who is hard of hearing? Should we stop the habit of mouthing words?
If that makes sense.
See: www.lifeprint.com/asl101/topics/mouthing-advanced-discussion.htm
Also see: www.lifeprint.com/asl101/topics/mouthing-in-asl.htm
Hi Dr. Bill! Would you break down the signs you use at the 9:25 mark? I looked up the sign for "efficient," for example, and the results do not seem to match the sign you make during this part of the video.
I signed a version of FAST then I signed SKILL.
(As in "a more fast and skillful way of signing..."
That worked pretty well for that particular context.
Another option that would have worked well would be to simply sign SLICK -- which is often used to mean "fluent."
The concept of "efficient" has quite a few potential sign interpretations and the right interpretation is going to depend on the situation. You might enjoy some of my notes regarding ways to sign "efficient." See below.
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efficient: SLICK, slippery, fluent
efficient: SMOOTH
efficient: NARROW, focused, directed attention, path narrows
efficient: STRONG (a general system of meeting locations)
efficient: QUICK, instant, immediate, [thumbs pop version of FAST] (A faster process for patient care)
efficient: SPECIALIZED, [index finger move forward along top edge of nd-index or flat hand]
efficient: FAST [loose hands pulled back into S hands]
efficient: TIME, TIME, TIME! (trains take off on time regularly)
efficient: SNAP-of-finger-and-thumb, just like that, (visual communication is more efficient you understand in a snap)
efficient: EASY (modern tech makes travel more efficient / easy)
efficient: FRUGAL (not use many resources or much of a resource)
efficient: HARMONY, mesh together well
efficient: SKILL, skilled
efficient: GAS SAVE-[retain] (fuel efficient) USE LESS-[lesser amount of] gas
efficient: SUCCESS (successful: signing is more successful / efficient)
could the sign for all/whole/complete could that also include accomplished? or is that a different sign entirely?
The all/whole/complete sign doesn't include the meaning of accomplished.
For "accomplish" use the "achieve / accomplish" sign: ruclips.net/video/NkM23L2KAlM/видео.html
If you mean successful then use the "success" sign: ruclips.net/video/SrzPozIawec/видео.html
To look up such signs see items 4 and 5 on the list below:
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when speaking English, 'live' as in I 'live' in Canada, is pronounced differently than 'live' as in the show was taped 'live'. Is there a different sign for the latter form of 'live' or do we use the same sign for both?
ASL uses the loose-thumbed-"A"-hands version to mean:
live / alive / survive -- and even "address" (though the citation version of "address" is a double movement).
Unless you are recording cadavers and corpses -- "all" recording (of humans) is "live."
Perhaps what you mean is "broadcast."
A "live broadcast" may of course be recorded for later playback (or broadcast and "not" recorded).
To describe a "live" broadcast I'd sign something to the effect of "THAT HAPPEN NOW!" (the sign "NOW!" would use a double movement and perhaps somewhat straighter elbows as in "right now!")
An other approach is to simply spell "live." It is a very easy word to spell. When spelled at high speed it will mutate a bit. The "L" and "I" will overlap. The "V" will change into a two-fingered "E" version. At one point during the spelling of LIVE you may even see the "L," "I," and "V" all overlapping at the same time.
Or rather "you" won't -- but a high frame rate camera will and you can then play back the spelling in slow speed and see the "coarticulation" as it happens.
The fingerspelled version of "LIVE" (when used to represent the concept of "actually happening now") is every bit as legitimate as any other approach to discussing a "live broadcast." Indeed, "fs-LIVE" is actually a better choice if you are discussing a "live broadcast" that will happen in the future or a live broadcast that happened in the past.
For example:
TWO-WEEK-AGO THAT VIDEO-record SPREAD fs-LIVE! (Two weeks ago that was broadcast live!)
Also, worth mentioning here is that just because some bald guy online (who happens to be Deaf/hh have a Deaf wife, a doctorate in Deaf Ed, and decades of teaching experience) tells you to spell "live" when referring to a "broadcast that is happening in real time" (or will or did happen in real time) that is "not" the end of the story. The fact is language users often mangle words and signs and if the mangled sign is used often enough, long enough -- it becomes the new normal.
Additionally not all are signers are concerned about sticking to or following any particular prescription as to how we are "allowed" to go about creating meaning. There are plenty of signers who will happily sign the two-handed "A" hands version of "LIVE" (or, "gasp" even the "L" hands version of "LIVE") to express the concept of "live" as in a "live broadcast."
Warning to "Hearing" people reading all this "helpful" advice regarding signing: If you see a Deaf person signing "LIVE" to mean "happening now" it is not your job to lecture the Deaf person on the "right" way to sign "live" -- unless the Deaf person has paid you to do so. (Fat chance of that happening).
Just because you learn something new in class, a book, or online doesn't grant you the societal right (in the Deaf community) to lecture (without consequence) a Deaf person on our signing choices.
Let me put that in simple terms:
Deaf can tell "Hearing people" how to sign but if "Hearing people" want to get along in the Deaf community they will avoid telling Deaf how to sign.
(That's just the way it is in societies.)
I looked up the concept of a "live recording" and noted that the phrase "recorded live" is used to distinguish between a recording that is happening in a studio vs a recording that is happening in front of a "live" audience.
If the point of using the word "live" is to inform others that a recording or broadcast is happening in front of a live audience then we can choose to sign something to the effect of THAT VIDEO-record DURING performance-[ACT/acting] FOR AUDIENCE.
You can modify that signing by using "HAVE" instead of "FOR." Or you can add "TRUE" (to mean actual) or even "TRUE-BIZ" to mean "real / indeed / actual / skin in the game, etc. You could add the "FACE-to-FACE" sign to mean "in front of" or you could use classifiers and depiction to show the positioning of the performer in relation to the audience.
@@sign-language Thank you for this most thoughtful response. I too had struggled with the concept of a 'live recording' until I decided it must be a kind of shorthand way of saying that the performance was recorded without retakes, or perhaps before, and I quote, " a live audience" which brings up exactly the same concerns as you had about a studio audience full of cadavers.
If my query had any overtone of 'correcting' it was most inadvertent. One does not go to the expert except to ask, never to correct. That would be the very height of hubris and I apologise if my question had any flavour of that.
Beth,
You question was totally fine. When I answer "here" in the comments I often write for the broader audience (since quite a few people read these comments).
It has become an issue in some forums or groups where people start criticizing a sign done by a Deaf person. For example, just today, I saw someone criticize a Deaf person's use of the sign "award" to mean "rewarding" (in the sense of enjoyable or satisfactory). The person called it a misuse of the sign "award." I thought, "Woah -- rather than call it a misuse -- let us call it a "semantic expansion" (or increase in the range of meaning) and check to see if other Deaf are using or have used the sign for that purpose. Oh sure, I get it. Sometimes we Deaf "do" mess up. I'm just saying that if enough of us are messing up (supposedly) in the same way -- that means the "mess up" is the new normal and thereby becomes "right." Languages evolve.
Again though, my comments cautioning about the importance of Hearing not lecturing Deaf about sign language were not at all directed at you but rather at general readers of this thread.
Excelsior!
p.s. I have seen and have started documenting a very, very old version of the sign for LIVE that uses "5"-hands handshapes! It may or may not make a comeback. It has only shown up in a relatively limited amount of places online however it will be interesting to see if it makes a resurgence. For now and the foreseeable future I'm going to stick with the "A"-hands (with lose thumbs) version.
Am I wrong for turning my volume up because I couldn't hear anything?
hey, Bill question for you. what is the most common sign you see students mess up on? is it you/your or how/how many signs? or is it something else entirely
Students tend to struggle with choosing the appropriate facial grammar.
See: www.lifeprint.com/asl101/topics/grammar17.htm
Also see: www.lifeprint.com/asl101/pages-layout/whfacialexpression.htm
and
www.lifeprint.com/asl101/pages-layout/yesnofacial%20expression.htm
and
www.lifeprint.com/asl101/pages-layout/nonmanualmarkers.htm
How do you sign obtrudes
It depends. Several ways. An approach would be to sign: "people notice-(negative facial expression) will"
The more people you ask, the more likely versions you'll get. ASL is a high context language so the situation will impact the interpretation greatly.
Consider applying to join the Lifeprint-ASLU Facebook group and asking your question there. See:
facebook.com/groups/Lifeprint.ASLU/
He signs so fast at times😥
I always have to slow the speed of his videos 😒
if you know ASL is it possible for you to communicate with somebody living in Japan, China or elsewhere with the same system or not?
ASL is not "universal" but most adult highly skilled signers of one language can do a fair job of communicating about most concrete topics with other Deaf adults throughout the world. This is seen commonly at the "Deaflympics" with signers from hundreds of different countries in one location -- all chatting away happily in sign language.
ASL stands for American Sign Language, it's usually used/known more in North America. There are other sign languages depending on the area like BSL (british sign language), JSP (japanese), etc.
Hand different mistakes wrongly.
Smile 😁
is the forming of these sentences PSE ? or normal ASL ?
Tip: read this article:
www.lifeprint.com/asl101/topics/subject-verb-object-asl-sentence-structure.htm
Also see: www.lifeprint.com/asl101/topics/store-i-go-the-myth.htm
And then:
www.lifeprint.com/asl101/topics/topic-comment.htm
Warm regards and happy reading!
@@sign-language Thank you ! The second link did not work, but I did read the 1st and 3rd ones. Very Very hepful!
Maria,
Oh hey, I'm glad you mentioned the link not working! I took a look at it and it was due to Facebook truncating (shortening) the link. (I had earlier today responded to a similar question over at the Lifeprint-ASLU Facebook group and had copied and pasted the links over here to the above RUclips comment.
It was a simple matter to grab the actual link from my website and edit the above comment. Here's the link for your convenience:
www.lifeprint.com/asl101/topics/store-i-go-the-myth.htm
Excelsior!
( 26:26 ) My facial expression when a BSOD appeared on screen. 😲😳
Let’s learn practice this and I want to asl , I am from Indian ( Indian sign language and Amrican sign language) advantage of course.
55:33 so funny, lmao
At least im a girl that knows more signs then other people!😑😏sorry older sisster! She wont read this. Hopefully😶😐
Deaf happy ok
Jajaja jajaja...
The guy needs to slow down.
You can go back to the earlier lessons or look at the vocabulary and sentences before watching the lesson. That's what helps me.