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]
List Words: 45
March 27, 2012
- BOOK, CLOSE-BOOK, OPEN-BOOK
- DRAWER, CLOSE-DRAWER, OPEN-DRAWER
- SIT, CHAIR
- BIKE, RIDE BIKE
- WRITE, PEN, PENCIL
- DRIVE, CAR
- PROCEED
- NOW
- START, BEGIN, COMMENCE, INITIATE
- PLEASE
- DON'T MIND, DON'T-MIND
- PAPER
- TAKE, GRAB, SNATCH, TAKE-AWAY
- ONE-MORE, MORE, ONE MORE
- GARBAGE, DIRTY BAG, PURSE, BASKET
- CAN, ABLE
- FOR
- CARRY THERE, BRING HERE
- STAND-UP, STAND, GET-UP
- MOVE, PUT, SET, PLACE (VERBS)
- TURN-ON, KNOB, TURN-OFF
- SWITCH (TURN ON, TURN OFF)
- PUSH-BUTTON (TURN ON, TURN OFF)
- TV, TELEVISION
- NO-WAY, UH-UH
- COAT
- GO-ON, GO, 'BE OFF'
- LAMP
- THROW-AWAY, THROW-OUT, DISCARD
- OWE, DUE, DEBT, AFFORD
- OWE-ME
- READ
- CAN'T, CANNOT
- ANSWER, REPLY, RESPOND, REPORT
- SELF (REFLEXIVE PRONOUNS)
- WON'T, REFUSE
- LITTLE BIT
(as in "a quantity or amount- a little bit") - FLASHING LIGHT
- THANKS, THANKS A LOT
- COLD, CHILLY, FRIGID, WINTER
- HOT
(as in "temperature hot") - COOL
(as in "weather or low temperature") - WARM
- DOOR, CLOSE-DOOR, OPEN-DOOR
- WINDOW, CLOSE-WINDOW, OPEN-WINDOW
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