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HIMSELF (as in "third person singular male pronoun")
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Examples of Usage
English Sentence
Jeff Float is a deaf American swimmer who won a gold medal at the 1984 Olympics.
ASL Gloss
J-E-F-F F-L-O-A-T HIMSELF AMERICAN DEAF SWIMMER 1-9-8-4 OLYMPICS GOLD MEDAL HE WON.
English Sentence
Lowell Myers was a deaf man who grew up in Chicago. He wrote the book, "The Law and the Deaf.”
ASL Gloss
L-O-W-E-L-L M-Y-E-R-S HIMSELF DEAF GROW UP WHERE? CHICAGO WROTE BOOK QUOTE "T-H-E L-A-W AND T-H-E DEAF."
English Sentence
Keith Wann is a CODA and well-known ASL performer and comedian.
ASL Gloss
K-E-I-T-H W-A-N-N HIMSELF C-O-D-A. HE FAMOUS A-S-L ACTOR AND COMEDIAN.
English Sentence
Rush Limbaugh is a radio host. He is deaf, but uses cochlear implants to hear.
ASL Gloss
R-U-S-H L-I-M-B-A-U-G-H HIMSELF RADIO HOST. HE DEAF BUT HAVE COCHLEAR IMPLANT.
English Sentence
Sean Forbes is a deaf hip-hop artist who makes music accessible to the deaf community.
ASL Gloss
S-E-A-N F-O-R-B-E-S HIMSELF DEAF H-I-P H-O-P MUSICIAN HE MAKES MUSIC ACCESSIBLE FOR DEAF COMMUNITY.
English Sentence
Andrew Foster was a famous Deaf African American who was a reverend, educator, and missionary. He established the first school for the deaf in Africa.
ASL Gloss
A-N-D-R-E-W F-O-S-T-E-R HIMSELF FAMOUS DEAF BLACK MINISTER TEACHER MISSIONARY. HE SETUP FIRST DEAF SCHOOL WHERE? AFRICA.
English Sentence
Ernest Hairston was one of the six founding members of the Black Deaf Advocates (BDA).
ASL Gloss
E-R-N-E-S-T H-A-I-R-S-T-O-N HIMSELF DEAF ONE OF SIX FOUNDING MEMBERS B-D-A BLACK DEAF ADVOCATES.
English Sentence
Granville Redmond was a deaf artist. He was friends with Charlie Chaplin and gave him tips from ASL to use when acting in silent films.
ASL Gloss
G-R-A-N-V-I-L-L-E R-E-D-M-O-N-D HIMSELF DEAF ARTIST. HE FRIEND WHO? C-H-A-R-L-I-E C-H-A-P-L-I-N HE TEACH ASL FOR-FOR? USE DURING SILENT MOVIES.
English Sentence
Sir Charles Scott Sherrington was a hard of hearing scientist who received the Nobel Prize in 1932 for helping shape our understanding of the central nervous system.
ASL Gloss
S-I-R C-H-A-R-L-E-S S-C-O-T-T S-H-E-R-R-I-N-G-T-O-N HIMSELF HARD-OF-HEARING SCIENTIST. YEAR 1932 HE RECEIVED N-O-B-E-L P-R-I-Z-E MEDAL WHY? HE HELP PEOPLE UNDERSTAND C-E-N-T-R-A-L N-E-R-V-O-U-S S-Y-S-T-E-M.
English Sentence
Ludwig van Beethoven was a famous composer from Germany who became deaf. He was still able to create and play music.
ASL Gloss
L-U-D-W-I-G V-A-N B-E-E-T-H-O-V-E-N HIMSELF FAMOUS COMPOSER FROM GERMANY HIS HEARING DETERIORATED. DIDN’T-MATTER HE STILL EXPERT CREATE MUSIC PLAY-PIANO.
English Sentence
Alexander Graham Bell was a famous inventor who was involved in deaf education, but ironically he did not support the use of American Sign Language.
ASL Gloss
A-G-B HIMSELF FAMOUS INVENTOR INVOLVED DEAF EDUCATION BUT IRONICALLY HE NOT SUPPORT A-S-L.
English Sentence
Terence Parkin is a deaf swimmer from South Africa. He won the silver medal in the Olympics in 2000.
ASL Gloss
T-E-R-E-N-C-E P-A-R-K-I-N HIMSELF FAMOUS DEAF SWIMMER FROM SOUTH AFRICA. 2000 OLYMPICS SILVER MEDAL HE WON.
English Sentence
The man who invented the TTY was Robert Weitbrecht, he was deaf.
ASL Gloss
MAN WHO INVENTED #TTY HIMSELF DEAF NAME R-O-B-E-R-T W-E-I-T-B-R-E-C-H-T
English Sentence
Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson is buff, muscular, and has a nice smile.
ASL Gloss
D-W-A-Y-N-E QUOTE T-H-E R-O-C-K J-O-H-N-S-O-N HIMSELF HARD-AS-A-ROCK BIG-SHOULDERS PLUS NICE SMILE.
English Sentence
I. King Jordan was the first Deaf President of Gallaudet University.
ASL Gloss
I K-I-N-G J-O-R-D-A-N HIMSELF FIRST DEAF PRESIDENT GALLAUDET UNIVERSITY.
English Sentence
Sean Berdy is a deaf actor well known for acting on the TV series Switched at Birth.
ASL Gloss
S-E-A-N B-E-R-D-Y HIMSELF DEAF ACTOR FAMOUS WHY? HE INVOLVED #TV PROGRAM QUOTE SWITCHED A-T BIRTH.
English Sentence
Douglas Tilden is a famous deaf sculptor and has many statues that he created in California.
ASL Gloss
D-O-U-G-L-A-S T-I-L-D-E-N HIMSELF FAMOUS DEAF SCULPTOR CALIFORNIA HAS MANY HIS STATUES ALL OVER (classifier).
English Sentence
William “Dummy” Hoy was a Deaf Major League Baseball player and some say he helped establish the baseball signals for safe and out calls.
ASL Gloss
W-I-L-L-I-A-M QUOTE D-U-M-M-Y H-O-Y HIMSELF FAMOUS DEAF BASEBALL PLAYER HE HELP SETUP BASEBALL S-I-G-N-A-L-S SAFE OUT.
English Sentence
CJ Jones is a famous Deaf actor and comedian. He says “Anything is possible. Success has nothing to do with being deaf or black or any disability. It has to do with your passion to do greater things in life!”
ASL Gloss
C-J J-O-N-E-S HIMSELF FAMOUS DEAF ACTOR AND COMEDIAN. HE SAYS QUOTE ANYTHING POSSIBLE! NOTHING RELATED-TO DEAF BLACK DISABLED. ABOUT HAVING PASSION DO WONDERFUL THINGS LIFE.
English Sentence
Curtis Pride is deaf and was a baseball player. He played for many teams, such as the Detroit Tigers, Atlanta Braves, and New York Yankees. He is currently the coach for the Gallaudet University baseball team.
ASL Gloss
C-U-R-T-I-S P-R-I-D-E HIMSELF DEAF BASEBALL PLAYER. HE USED-TO PLAY DIFFERENT DIFFERENT DIFFERENT TEAMS ONE-OF-THREE DETROIT T-I-G-E-R-S TWO-OF-THREE ATLANTA B-R-A-V-E-S THREE-OF-THREE NEW YORK Y-A-N-K-E-E-S NOW HE COACH GALLAUDET UNIVERSITY BASEBALL TEAM.
English Sentence
Howie Seago is an deaf actor and director. He is famous for many roles including acting on Star Trek.
ASL Gloss
H-O-W-I-E S-E-A-G-O HIMSELF DEAF ACTOR DIRECTOR. HE FAMOUS MANY ROLES INCLUDING #TV PROGRAM S-T-A-R T-R-E-K
English Sentence
Morris Broderson is a deaf painter. His artwork has been displayed many places, such as at Gallaudet University, NTID, and the Guggenheim and Whitney Museums.
ASL Gloss
M-O-R-R-I-S B-R-O-D-E-R-S-O-N HIMSELF DEAF PAINTER. HIS ART DISPLAYED MANY PLACES SAME-AS ONE-OF-FOUR GALLAUDET UNIVERSITY, TWO-OF-FOUR N-T-I-D THREE-OF-FOUR G-U-G-G-E-N-H-E-I-M FOUR-OF-FOUR W-H-I-T-N-E-Y MUSEUMS.
English Sentence
Martin Belsky was a deaf man from Michigan who was a leader of deaf sports at the local and national level.
ASL Gloss
M-A-R-T-I-N B-E-L-S-K-Y HIMSELF DEAF FROM MICHIGAN MANY YEARS INVOLVED LEADER DEAF S-P-O-R-T-S LOCAL AND NATIONAL LEVEL.
English Sentence
Lou Ferrigno is hard of hearing and is a motivational speaker who shares his life experiences. He’s been in many movies and TV shows, but is most famous for playing The Incredible Hulk.
ASL Gloss
L-O-U F-E-R-R-I-G-N-O HIMSELF HARD OF HEARING MOTIVATIONAL SPEAKER ABOUT HIS CUMULATIVE EXPERIENCES. HE ACT MANY MOVIES #TV PROGRAMS BUT MOST FAMOUS ROLE WHAT? T-H-E I-N-C-R-E-D-I-B-L-E H-U-L-K
English Sentence
Sir John Cornforth was a deaf chemist who won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1975.
ASL Gloss
S-I-R J-O-H-N C-O-R-N-F-O-R-T-H HIMSELF DEAF CHEMIST YEAR 1975 HE WON N-O-B-E-L P-R-I-Z-E SPECIALIZED CHEMISTRY.
English Sentence
Chuck Baird was an artist and founder of the De'VIA art movement, which conveys a Deaf world viewpoint through art.
ASL Gloss
C-H-U-C-K B-A-I-R-D HIMSELF DEAF ARTIST HE FOUNDED D-E V-I-A MEANS WHAT? SHOW-ALL (conveys) DEAF WORLD VIEWPOINT THROUGH ART.
English Sentence
Malcolm Norwood was a deaf man from Connecticut who was known as the Father of Closed Captioning.
ASL Gloss
M-A-L-C-O-L-M N-O-R-W-O-O-D HIMSELF DEAF FROM C-O-N-N PEOPLE CALLED QUOTE FATHER OF #CC.
English Sentence
Thomas H. Gallaudet was a minister, educator, and co-founded the first school for the deaf called the American School for the Deaf in Hartford, Connecticut. Gallaudet University was named in honor of him in 1894.
ASL Gloss
T-H-O-M-A-S H. G-A-L-L-A-U-D-E-T HIMSELF MINISTER TEACHER HE CO- FOUNDED FIRST RESIDENTIAL SCHOOL U-S CALLED AMERICAN SCHOOL DEAF A-S-D WHERE? HARTFORD C-O-N-N. YEAR 1894 GALLAUDET COLLEGE NAMED AFTER HIM.
English Sentence
Matt Hamill is a Deaf wrestler. He won three NCAA National Championships, a silver and gold medal in the Deaflympics, and there is a movie about his life called “The Hammer.”
ASL Gloss
M-A-T-T H-A-M-I-L-L HIMSELF DEAF WRESTLER. HE LIST ACCOMPLISHMENTS ONE-OF-THREE THREE N-C-A-A NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS, TWO-OF-THREE HE WON 1 SILVER MEDAL 1 GOLD MEDAL DEAFLYMPICS, THREE-OF-THREE HAVE MOVIE ABOUT HIS LIFE QUOTE “T-H-E H-A-M-M-E-R
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