Mouth Morphemes in American Sign Language
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Mouthing is an essential and active language element used among native ASL users. Kevin Struxness presents 52 different mouthing movements along with their respective phonological meanings. Each movement is then illustrated in an ASL sentence. Signed, subtitled.
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Runtime: 53 minutes 29 seconds
- Topic: Deaf Life, Sign Language
- Subtopic: Advanced ASL, Deaf - General, Interpreting
- Grade/Interest Level: PT/TT
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- Release Year: 1996
- Producer/Distributor: Debee Communications
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This video contains many in-depth mouth morphemes with examples of how to use them in a sentence. This was very helpful for professional development.
This has really helped me to understand American Sign Language even better. As a future interpreter I want to know how to properly communicate with Deaf children and adults and this Mouth Morphemes will definitely aid in that.
Very well-done video outlining a very important aspect of ASL.
Great resource for understanding mouth movements in asl.
This is a good video. There is not a lot of training out there on this topic. So, I appreciate access to this material
This video is extremely useful while students are working for ASL language acquisition including critical nonmanual elements required for native proficiency. We need more materials in ASL!
This video is extremely useful while students are working for ASL language acquisition including critical nonmanual elements required for native proficiency. We need more materials in ASL!
This video is extremely useful while students are working for ASL language acquisition including critical nonmanual elements required for native proficiency. We need more materials in ASL!
This video is extremely useful while students are working for ASL language acquisition including critical nonmanual elements required for native proficiency.
This video is extremely useful while students are working for ASL language acquisition including critical nonmanual elements required for native proficiency.
This video is extremely useful while students are working at ASL language acquisition including critical nonmanual elements required for native proficiency.
This was a great video for me to observe to improve my skills. This will enhance my ability to continue utilizing quality professional development to assist the students I serve as an interpreter.
Excellent for students who are learning ASL. The examples given with the mouth morphemes helps achieve a better understanding.
The signed example sentences are exceptionally useful. Great video.
This title reviews mouth morphemes with sample sentences for enhanced understanding. It is foundational knowledge not fully covered in many ASL curriculums.