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ASL LinguisticsVerbs
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EAT
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ENJOY
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FORGET
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HAVE
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LIKE
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LOVE
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PUNISH
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UPSET
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Static location
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location doesnt change
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articulatory meanshaving to do with producing
the sign
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articulation is void of meaning
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articulation is form and process but not meaning
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If a signs location is articulatory
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then location doesnt influence meaning
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An articulatory location is just a phoneme.
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We call such verbs plain
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GIVE
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INFORM
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TELL
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PICK-ON
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SEND
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PAY
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you-GIVE-me
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you-INFORM-me
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TELL-me
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you-PICK-ON-me
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you-SEND-me
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you-PAY-me
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These verbs are called
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Indicating verbs
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Example I hate him. doesnt need I or him.
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The direction and orientation of the verb
indicate
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who is the subject and who/what is the object.
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1st location equals subject
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2nd location equals the obect
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Exception
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HIRE and INVITE
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HIRE 1st location is object.
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SAY-NO-TO can be used to express the English
sentence I SAY NO TO HIM.
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Reciprocating action
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reciprocal verbs
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look-at-each-other
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understand-each-other
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Consider the sign THROW
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Example JOHN THROW ROCK
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THROW locative verb
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Locative HURTHURT
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Locative PUT
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Depicting verbs
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Example use-SCALPEL
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Depicting verbs handshape has meaning
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Former term CLASSIFIER PREDICATE
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Prefered termDepicting verb
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VEHICLE-DRIVE-BY
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PERSON-WALK
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FLAT-SURFACE
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VEHICLE-DRIVE-UPHILL
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Depicting verbs blend objects into communication

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Example telling about a rocket
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3 types of depicting verbs
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1. Show where something is.
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Example VEHICLE-be-at
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2. Show what something looks like.
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FLAT-SURFACE-EXTEND-UPWARD
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(sizes and shapes)
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3. Movement or Action
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Example VEHICLE-DRIVE-TO
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VEHICLE-WIND-DRIVE-TO
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If used often enough, depicting verbs become
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lexicalized into regular signs. For example
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KEY
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DRINK
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PACK
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FUNERAL
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Metaphorical depiction
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FALL-IN-LOVE
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TRUST
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