Define the linguistic aspects and role of classifiers, verb modulation/inflection; and, the functions of eye-indexing, pronominalization, compounding, contracting, sign space referents, facial grammar, relative clauses, and conjunctions.
Explain that is a ASL a living language including historical changes of ASL, current trends, and future predictions.
Explain tangible ways ASL and English are similar or different in terms of semantics, grammar, morphology, phonology, and syntax.
Discuss the sign language continuum manually coded English, Rochester Method, American Sign Language, Pidgin Sign Language, and oral.
Read, write, and explain the role of basic gloss transcription.