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CLASSIFIER 3 (CL:3) •The 3 handshape classifier is extremely common. This is typically used for vehicles. •Example, if signing CAR one could also add the CL:3 to explain the movement of the vehicle •CL:3 can be used for cars, trucks, and motorcycles
A list below outlines some examples of how classifier handshapes can be used in American Sign Language (ASL). These examples are only a small scratch of countless uses of classifiers. Image by Jolanta Lapiak.
CL‐1: can represent many things, including a single person “If I'm talking about throwing a baseball, I'll identify the sport before using a CL‐3‐claw to represent the ball”2 3. Example from Supalla 1982, p. 6: ASL ‘A car crashing through a fence’
In this guide, you will analyze a series of short ASL texts to determine how ASL speakers use classifier constructs to convey meaning and as part of the grammatical feature of spatial structuring. You will also
•CL:L •CL:5, (wiggle) •CL:G 5 wiggle – Vibra-tions, textured sur-face, water rippling, hair waving, goose pimples L – Size and shape of a round object with no depth: plate, picture, brooch, badge, sau-cer, clock To see streamed video, click on highlighted link Page 4 Show this picture with classifiers G – Small thin object
Error Example: CL:F (“F” handshape) to describe a vehicle driving on a bumpy road Related Terms: size and shape specifiers, depicting verbs Why should this error be avoided? Various depictions of size, shape, location, and movement using a variety of classifiers is a hallmark of ASL
These sign language flash cards are designed to help children learn ASL and give them an activity for reinforcement. Classifiers included (12): 1, 3, A Open, B Bent, C, C Claw, C Modified, F, G, V, V Bent, X. This ASL flash card set is also available with clickable links to view video examples.