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BSL Level 3
Gary L Taylor Lesson 8
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Welcome back
Last lesson
Learning Outcome 1: Understand the key features of BSL:
• Describe the difference between a spoken and a signed language
• Describe ‘established’ and ‘productive’ lexicons
• Describe the range of BSL verbs
• Give examples of the different sign types
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Mock Exam
Mock Exam for Learning Outcome 1:
Refer to written paper
20 minutes
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Linguistics Knowledge
Unit BSL320 Sign Linguistics Knowledge
Learning Outcome 2:
Know a range of sign language sentence structures. Applying signs and set phrases in varied work or social situations
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Range of sign language
Know a range of sign language sentence structures. Applying signs and set phrases in varied work or social situations:
• Describe features used in negation
• Describe the types of BSL question forms
• Define classifiers and describe how they function
• Give examples of connectives that will add fluency to the structure of a sentence
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Negation
What is negation?
A grammatical way of using negative BSL signs.
It has 3 main elements:
Facial expression
Head movement – (head turn and headshake)
Negation signs
Each element must be in use to produce effective negation in BSL
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Facial expression
Facial expression
Two different types:
Mild - Light
Extreme - Heavy
Examples please!
Includes mouth patterns e.g. ‘boo’, ‘vee’
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Negation signs
Negation signs
English has many negation words:
No, never, not, won’t, can’t un-….
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Group work Group exercise
examples please of BSL negative signs:
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BSL question forms
BSL question forms
Questions in BSL conform to a set structure which include:
• A word or sign that signals a question
• An intonation pattern or facial expression
• A characteristic word or sign order
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Question types
Question types
• Open questions – where a longer answer is required
• Closed questions - yes/no answers
• WH questions e.g. what, where, when, why
• Rhetorical – does not need an answer
• Alternative questions – with the answer offered as a choice e.g. like tea, coffee, milk, sugar which?
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Group work Group exercise
Practice asking questions in small groups, taking turns. Make sure to use each question type.
Practice replying using negation
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Classifier (Hand-shape)
What is a classifier?
A classifier is a productive part of BSL vocabulary and uses handshapes and space to add meaning – for example, ‘the car went past’
3 different part
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Classifiers 1
Classifiers
Size and shape specifiers – describe the physical features of objects – their size and shape
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Classifiers 2
Tracing classifiers
closely linked to size and shape specifiers, the hands give a clue to the shape e.g. window, square (e.g. G hand-shape)
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Classifiers 3
Classifiers
Handling and instrument classifiers – categorise objects in terms of how people handle them e.g. closed fists used for handling ski poles (e.g. As Hand-shape)
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Connectors
Connectors
Connectors are signs that are used to link together and complete sentences.
Examples please?
Pauses
‘As well’, ‘also’, ‘because’
Head nods
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Homework
Homework
Please revise everything from today and do some further background reading
Brief mock exam on this unit in the next class!
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See you on next lesson
Thursday 3rd June 2014 – at 5pm – 9pm
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