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Descriptive Classifier: Referred to as size and shape specifiers or SASSes. Used to describe the appearance of an object, e.g. the shape, size, texture or pattern of an object.
EX. Shape & design of a vase, Design on wallpaper, description of clothing |
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Body Part Size and Shape Specifier: Functions similarly as DCL, but used to describe the shape, size, texture of a body part.
EX. Ears of an elephant, nose of a person, fur of a cat |
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Body Part Classifier: Represents a specific part of the body doing the action. Hand shape represents the shape of the body part
EX. The action of alligator's mouth, toes wiggling, action of legs wading through mud |
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Locative Classifier: Represents an object in a specific place (and sometimes indicating movement). Hand shape may iconically represent part of or the whole object.
EX. a leaf drifting down to the ground, cup tipping over, nut hitting the head |
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Semantic Classifier: Functions similarly to LCL by representing an object in a specific place (sometimes indicating movement. The handshape represents the whole object and represents it abstractly (very minimal or no iconic relationship to the object's appearance).
Hand shapes are: Open A- representing upright, non-moving objects, Sideways 3- representing some vehicles, Upright 1- representing a person's manner/direction of walking, ILY- representing some vehicles, "V" representing a person's body orientation and / or actions |
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Instrument Classifier: This classifier shows how one handled/manipulated.
EX. Carrying a pail by its handle, Ringing a doorbell, Turning over a page |
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Body Classifier: The upper part of the body becomes the classifier in which the upper body "enacts" the verb of the sentence, especially the arms. Does not show any handling of the object.
EX. Person waving excitedly, crossing arms & pouting, scratching head in puzzlement |
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Plural Classifier: Indicates the movement or location of a specific or non-specific number of objects, people or animals.
EX. Three people walking together, pile of logs lying next to a fireplace |
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Element Classifier: These classifiers represent movements of "elements" or things that are not solid.
EX. air, smoke water,rain, fire, light |
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These classifiers use the handshapes from the manual alphabet or numbers, but are part of a description.
EX. # and name on a football jersey, logo on a cap, logo on a store window |
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| Long ago, thin, beautiful, what to do |
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| Very many, laborious, dangerous, very, smart, sexual climax, hot, intense, wants so badly, lust |
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| work hard, read carefully, suspect, secret, suppress, preserve |
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doing something leisurely.
EX. walk, drive, read, write, play guitar
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Medium sized, soft cushion, comfortable |
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| explode, hit hard, hot temper, trigger gun |
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| Make out, poke fun, use exceedingly, gobble, wild time |
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| travel extensively, desperately look for, expression of shock |
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| light burnt out, eye pop out |
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hands hopes that have no meaning until assigned one by the signer
Are invented and used by the signer according to his/her perception of reality |
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| describe action, relative location, or appearance |
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| function as verbs, nouns, pronouns, adjectives, prepositions, etc. |
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