Word List: H&P Unit 5: Requests - [Verb Pairs; Other Verbs; Nouns (common around house); Other Vocab. - Dr. B

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Sign vocabulary (new and review) used in Unit 6 of "Learning American Sign Language" (H&P). Vocabulary appears as target vocabulary at the back of the Unit and/or as vocabulary used in dialogues, exercises, and/or other examples.

Verb Pairs:  open-DOOR [too low in the text];  close-DOOR [too low in text];  open-WINDOW;  close-WINDOW;  open-DRAWER (one single movement);  close-DRAWER (one single movement);   open-BOOK;   close-BOOK;   TURN-ON [knob type];  TURN-OFF [knob type];  LIGHTS-turn-on [orientation is important (ceiling? lamp? wall?  1? or 2?];  LIGHTS-turn-off  [orientation is important, as above];  TURN-ON (lever-type);  TURN-OFF (lever-type);  TURN-ON/OFF (push-button)

Other Verbs:  WRITE;  DRIVE/car (compare DRIVE-TO);  BICYCLE [the book labels it as 'RIDE-BICYCLE,' which should include the "legs straddle" sign]

Nouns (common - around the house):  CHAIR [compare to SIT];  DOOR [too low in the text];  WINDOW;  DRAWER (double movement) [compare to DRESSER];  BOOK;  PENCIL (pen) [compare to WRITE (Noun/Verb Pair)];  CAR (automobile) [compare to DRIVE (Noun/Verb Pair)];  BICYCLE (bike) [compare to RIDE-BIKE (Noun/Verb Pair -- verb is active, noun is static)]

Other Vocabulary:  A-LITTLE (little bit) [quantity];  HOT (heat);  COLD (chilly, frigid) [NMCs];  WARM;  COOL [temp.];  STAND-UP (get up);  GO-AHEAD (proceed, go on);  START (begin, initiate, originate, commence);  DON'T-MIND [compare to DON'T-CARE];  TAKE (snatch away);  GARBAGE [=BAG];  THROW-OUT (throw away, discard);  OWE-ME [based on OWE/debt];  FOR;  READ [can be locational, as reading a bulletin board or reading fingerspelling, etc.];  CAN'T (cannot, couldn't);  ANSWER (respond, reply) [compare ORDER/ command];  SELF (one's self) [often hit against the Non-Dom 1-handshape]; WON'T (refuse) [deliberate decision 'not' to do -- better gloss: REFUSAL]

March 27, 2012

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