3 credits
Spring 2025 Lecture Upper DivisionJEDI
This course introduces students who already have prior knowledge of linguistics (e.g., phonetics, phonology, and morphology) to three areas of study in linguistics: Syntax, Semantics, and language use. Linguistic study of ASL, including the following: Syntax includes units on basic sentence types, lexical categories, word order, time and aspect, verbs, and the function of the spaces. Semantics includes the meanings of individual signs and sentences. Language in Use includes Black ASL, Variation and Historical Change. Bilingualism and language acquisition will be also covered. ASL Discourse has the ways that signed conversations among deaf people differ from speaking conversation of hearing people, why these differences exist, and why they are culturally important. Knowledge of ASL is required.
Learning Outcomes1Compare and differentiate the basic characteristics of signed and spoken languages by text reading.
2Identify and describe the structure and use of American Sign Language with attention to sociolinguistic rule concerning ASL in the Deaf community by observing the film resources.
3Apply linguistic knowledge by comparing, identifying parts and relationships of all languages, spoken and signed.
4Develop an intercultural awareness of the differences between deaf and hearing communities and will learn to adjust their behavior accordingly.
Prerequisites
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