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Advanced American Sign Language Series: Video #4 Affect in American Sign Language

29 minutes 23 seconds

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Senior woman with short, white hair and glasses smiles as she signs with one hand in front of the other.

This episode explores the use of facial expressions in ASL. Facial expressions are used to show "affect" and serve as transitional markers to help guide the flow of conversation. Not only do facial behaviors signal affective and communicative information, but specific facial behaviors also function as obligatory grammatical markers. This video is intended to help those who are proficient in ASL improve their skills in and knowledge of ASL linguistics. They are in ASL with no voice-over or captions. Part of the "Advanced American Sign Language" series.

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Middle-aged man looks up to side with bemused expression on his face as he gestures with hands.
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Senior woman with short, white hair and glasses smiles as she signs with one hand in front of the other.
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Grade Level: PT/TT
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Senior man signs with right hand in front of face, pointer and thumb touching. Left pointer finger touches right elbow.
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    Hanna W. (Mesquite, TX)
    May 13th, 2021 at 09:19 AM

    WONDERFUL!!! So beneficial for beginner interpreters and even some good refreshers for seasoned ones! Great quality and content!

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    Hilary J. (New Orleans, LA)
    February 18th, 2020 at 07:30 PM

    Great learning opportunity