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Quiz | Gestures and sign languages

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The questions in this quiz are from The Study of Language (THIRD EDITION) book written by GEORGE YULE.

This quiz is not only for BSED majoring in English but also for everyone, especially YOU!. . .

It contains different questions about the topic mentioned above. So, jump right in, and enjoy the quiz!

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#1. use of the hands, typically while speaking

#2. gestures involving short quick movements of the hands or fingers that go along with the rhythm of talk

#3. the sets of features that form contrasting elements within the articulatory parameters of ASL

#4. a system of hand configurations used to represent the letters of the alphabet in sign language

#5. a method designed to teach deaf students to speak and read lips rather than use sign language

#6. non-verbal signals such as “thumbs up” that function like fixed phrases with conventional interpretations

#7. gestures that seem to echo or imitate the meaning of what is said

#8. a communication system using the hands (with the face and other parts of the body)

#9. the four key aspects of visual information used in the description of signs (shape, orientation, location and movement)

#10. gestures used to point at things or people

#11. using English sentences with signs instead of words, also called Manually Coded English or MCE

#12. American Sign Language (ASL) =

#13. the configuration of the hand(s) as an articulatory parameter of ASL

#14. an articulatory parameter of ASL identifying the place where hands are positioned in relation to the head and upper body of the signer

#15. a sign language that is the first language of a group of people who are typically deaf and do not use a spoken language

#16. an articulatory parameter in ASL describing the type of motion used in forming signs

#17. a system of hand signals used in a specific context where speech cannot be used (by people who can speak)

#18. the way the hand is positioned as an articulatory parameter of ASL

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