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A noun is a word that is used to name a person, place, thing, place, or an abstract idea. It is the agent which directs the action of the verb.
Some examples of nouns in ASL are: cat, America, book, laptop, color, etc.
Some nouns are produced similar to verbs in ASL but the difference is the movement. E.g. CHAIR and SIT. The noun-verb pairs show a difference in movements, in which the noun is commonly produced with repeated, short movements whereas the verb has a longer one movement as seen in CHAIR and SIT.
Not to be confused with nouns, the movement of a verb can be repeated to indicate plural in a verb predicate.
A small number of nouns can be plural by repeating the noun, such as RULE+, MISTAKE+, ...
New to sign language? "Where do I start?" or "How do I start learning sign language?" This ASL Rookie guide lists some selected links to the tutorials for ASL beginners to get started and keep rolling. It may be a useful review for intermediate-level learners and ASL students as well.
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Are you able to carry everyday conversations in ASL? Are you a student in the intermediate levels and beyond, who wishes to boost up your signing skills? You've come to the selected tutorial series. (Some premium content are available to PatronPlus membership.)
Stories, poems, performance arts, etc. in sign language.
This documentation project follows a child's language acquisition, literacy development, and phonological acquisition in sign language, specifically ASL, from newborn to age five in a natural native-ASL environment and visual culture.