Tuesday, February 14, 2012

Is this paragraph in correct American Sign Language syntax?

I am in ASL I so I don't know a lot of words. I have to write a paragraph about 5 places I will visit this month, the weather of each place and what I will do. If there is something incorrect with my topic comment will you please tell me what it is. Thank you.



For the month of March, I am going to many states. On Monday, I will go to Chicago to watch a basketball game. It will be very windy in Chicago. On Wednesday I will go to Akron to visit with my family. They are helping me with my car. Akron is very cold, too. One week later, my friend and I will go to Florida where it will be warm and sunny. She and I will go to the beach and water ski. After Florida, my friend and I will go to Texas for her birthday party. That evening we will go to Houston to celebrate St. Patrick鈥檚 Day at her favorite restaurant.



Month march a lot states me go to. Monday Chicago basketball me watch go to. Chicago (very) windy. Wednesday Akron me my family visit go to. Car me they help me. Akron cold. Week later Florida me my friend visit. Florida sunny, warm. Me my friend beach water ski go to. Florida Texas my friend me birthday party celebrate go to. Evening Houston St. Patrick鈥檚 Day celebrate me she her restaurant favorite go to.Is this paragraph in correct American Sign Language syntax?
Wow, ok, your glossing is ok in spots and way off in others. Here's how I'd do it:



MARCH ME GO WHERE rh? STATE TOUCH (multiple) MANY. MONDAY CHICAGO (set up reference on non-dom hand) ME GO(direction where set up) DO-DO rh? BASKETBALL ME GO, WATCH. WOW, THERE(point) WINDY WILL WOW. WEDNESDAY, AKRON (set up reference) ME GO. THERE (point) MY FAMILY LIVE. MY CAR BROKE-DOWN. FAMILY HELP-ME. THERE (point to Akron) THERE (point to Chicago) COLD-SAME. WEEK LATER FLORIDA (set up reference) ME FRIEND 2-of-us GO (direction of Florida). THERE (point) WARM SUNNY. 2-of-us BEACH GO, WATER SKI. THERE(point) TOUCH-FINISH, 2-of-us GO WHERE rh? TEXAS (set up reference). THERE (point to Texas) WHY rh? MY FRIEND PARTY BIRTHDAY! THAT NIGHT 2-of-us HOUSTON GO. HER RESTAURANT FAVORITE. CELEBRATE ST. PATRICK'S DAY.



Ok, some explanation. You know you are going to four places, so when you start setting up Chicago, I'd have your non-dom hand in a 4 handshape and point to your pointer to indicate Chicago is the first. When you go to Akron, point to the next finger, etc. "rh?" means a Rhetorical Question. I'm hoping you've learned that in ASL and understand what that is. Obviously, throughout you want to use appropriate facial expressions to show more grammar.



OBVIOUSLY, there are many ways to do this, this would be my way. Hope this helps!



Good luck!

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