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Specialized Focus Areas

*please note this list is not an exhaustive. 

  • Manual alphabet

  • Common conversational signs

  • Syntax/grammar

    • basic grammar order​

    • topicalization

  • Sentence types

    • grammatical markers

    • wh-q (open-ended questions​)

    • y/n-q (close-ended questions)

    • statement

    • conditional 

    • relative clause

  • Pronouns & possessive pronouns

  • Phonology/parameters

    • handshape​

    • movement

    • location

    • palm orientation

    • non-manual markers*

    • proximalization*

  • Transitional markers

  • ASL mouthing morphemes

  • Adjectives

  • Adverbs

  • Noun-Verb pairs

  • Conjunctions

  • Language register

  • Depicting verbs/classifiers

  • Indicating verbs/directional verbs

  • Roleshifting & Surrogating

  • Fingerspelling

    • Lexicalized fingerspelling/Loan signs​

    • Cursive fingerspelling

  • Numbers

    • Cardinal

    • Ordinal

    • Numeral incorporation

    • Informative numbers

    • Clock, Time related

    • Age

    • Money

  • Temporal Aspects

  • Negation & Assertion

  • Semantics

  • Pragmatics

  • Basic linguistics

  • Sports & Recreational activities

  • Opinions

  • Animals

  • Food & shopping

  • Colors

  • Financial

  • History

  • Deaf history

  • Deaf culture

    • attention getting​

    • too many to list

  • Travel - Places & Experiences

    • Transportation

    • Countries

    • States

    • Provinces

    • Major cities

  • Occupations & Professionals

  • Health & body related

  • Family & relationships

  • Routines (everyday)

  • Your home & objects

  • Current events

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