Your ASL Questions Answered for 38 Minutes Straight

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In this video we answer sooooo many questions about American Sign Language. These are just a few of the hundreds of questions that we answer about ASL every week in our weekly live stream within Accelerated and our Intensives.
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NAVIGATION
0:00 - Intro
0:45 - How are new signs made and who decides?
4:12 - Is sarcasm ever used in signing?
6:45 - Is there a way to erase your mistake?
7:58 - How did masking affect communication for those who read lips?
9:54 - How are private ASL conversations handled in public?
13:08 - When signing a song, do you use ASL or Signed Exact English?
18:06 - Is Fall (season) and fall (verb) the same sign?
19:31 - Recommendation for warming up fingers for fingerspelling?
20:12 - How do you show the separation of 2 words when fingerspelling?
20:59 - What are the differences between W & 6, F & 9?
22:06 - What is total communication? (Deaf perspective)
24:10 - How do you reference a person who isn't physically there?
24:57 - Meredith, how long did it take you to become fluent in ASL?
26:23 - How do you sign "How do you sign ______" or "What is the sign?"
27:46 - Can you recommend how to practice ASL with other people?
30:12 - Do the Deaf get tired of hearing people/new signers interrupting?
33:09 - How does one sign while holding things?
35:39 - Are there generational slang signs in ASL?
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  • @SAMMYTHEEDITMAKER
    @SAMMYTHEEDITMAKER11 ай бұрын

    I love her, I want to learn this because my dad and step mom work with Special Education, so I started helping at my school and was paired with a deaf person. I cant wait to use these next year!

  • @whitneyshaw2207
    @whitneyshaw220711 ай бұрын

    I take pride in being one of your first students❤️ I’m just so proud of you guys for all you’ve achieved with this platform.

  • @jordanschriver4228
    @jordanschriver422811 ай бұрын

    Can ASL--or any sign-language, for that matter---adapt and change to suit the thought-patterns and motor-function of neurodivergent users? Because I'm autistic, and I find the fingerspelling system in particular to be very unintuitive. I challenge you to fingerspell the longest town name in the world: Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch

  • @a-aronmusic3249
    @a-aronmusic324911 ай бұрын

    I wanted to ask about the countries video you posted recently. Say you want to sign someone who is Canadian for example. After signing the country sign for Canada, would you add the agent marker afterwards? Same thing goes for any country as well?

  • @SolaScriptura-n-cats
    @SolaScriptura-n-cats9 ай бұрын

    What a blessing to realize you are fellow Believers and your signing of church songs was just beautiful and inspiring!💗🤟🏻I knew there was a reason that I was drawn to you in particular, Meredith. I am thoroughly enjoying all of your videos and retaining so much! Thank you for everything! 😸🙌🏼

  • @Helene-jz5ku
    @Helene-jz5ku11 ай бұрын

    Your videos are awesome. The tenses taught me a lot.

  • @NoewerrATall
    @NoewerrATall11 ай бұрын

    That was super helpful! Thank you!

  • @lorieguill0317
    @lorieguill031711 ай бұрын

    Awesome video, so many great questions answered. Please do more of these!

  • @kristafee1441
    @kristafee14413 ай бұрын

    So good!! I'm coming back into ASL after a long gap and my how things have changed. I knew of dialects, but now BSL/BASL and other variations?!? Thank you for helping me play catch up with a lot of the older signs that are no longer in use.

  • @margaritasantillana4758
    @margaritasantillana475811 ай бұрын

    Hello Meredith! I am learning ASL, thanks for your videos, they are a helpful reference. I try to attend Deaf events, yes, it can be intimidating. In my experience, meeting Deaf people has been positive. They are eager to help, explain, repeat etc. Question for you: How do they tell jokes? Thank you thank you, thank you.😊

  • @sugmengchinalpan3712
    @sugmengchinalpan371210 ай бұрын

    Wonderful!!!! The meaning matters most

  • @susanhenley8240
    @susanhenley824011 ай бұрын

    Good to see I'm not the only one with lots and lots of questions.

  • @theamundle9237
    @theamundle92379 ай бұрын

    I’m new n loving this group. I’m interesting in learning to sign

  • @VexsinBlinky
    @VexsinBlinky11 ай бұрын

    what are some of the best choices in colleges/University to learn and become fluent? I'm about to be a senior and want to get ahead of the game to become an interpreter

  • @marcosjustiniano994
    @marcosjustiniano99411 ай бұрын

    I love that activity Q&A. I has question during conversation I saw that use appears like show. Is correct or I need to been more attent

  • @tinamoore338
    @tinamoore3388 ай бұрын

    I dont know what you said but i love it,i want to do songs for church to.

  • @LuceroZuri
    @LuceroZuri11 ай бұрын

    I'm from México and I want to know vocabulary about hotels (service) Love this

  • @Passion84GodAlways
    @Passion84GodAlways11 ай бұрын

    Thank you for sharing this video! I notice that I sometimes "cheat" by reading lips (only) so Im challenging myself to not do that as much. 😁

  • @stizelswik3694
    @stizelswik369411 ай бұрын

    I walk with a cane too. That was a great question about signing with it.... Thank you.

  • @marcosjustiniano994
    @marcosjustiniano99411 ай бұрын

    I only student, I don’t speak English but I understand you. Tanks for you help to lear me more.

  • @taylorwolfram3871
    @taylorwolfram38712 ай бұрын

    Hey Meredith, I have a question: I am in high school and I've been watching your videos for a while and learning asl because it really interests me and I couldn't take it in school this year due to scheduling issues. Now, for my writing class I have to write a research paper and I really want it to be on something in Deaf culture. Any topic question recommendations?

  • @dinagloriosa4287
    @dinagloriosa42875 ай бұрын

    ❤thanks ❤❤

  • @kristafee1441
    @kristafee14413 ай бұрын

    One other question, i know this is a year old video, but I started out as a child with S.E.E. Is that your familar format? I see you switch from ASL to SEE, or is it just me? Thank you. ~Krista

  • @jondawalters
    @jondawalters11 ай бұрын

    Do you have any tips on fingerspelling I'm having a hard time with it

  • @tinamoore338
    @tinamoore3388 ай бұрын

    I love this how do i get involved? i am a new signer . very new.

  • @RabiesTheBeagle
    @RabiesTheBeagle11 ай бұрын

    Does it matter right or left handed when speaking ASL? Can the word "help" for example be spoken but "left handed"? Everything I see is speaking on the right hand? What if I need to make those signs on my left hand? I am missing half of my left index finger so It ugly when I try hook shapes with my left index finger. What if I was missing the same part on my right hand? In a way I am muted in a def world?

  • @zsofiszullo

    @zsofiszullo

    11 ай бұрын

    You can sign with the hand its better for you,so yeah you can sign with your left hand. I guess you see most signing with right hand because for most people dominant hand in signing=the hand they write with. But i think you shouldnt change between the hands you are using as dominant cuz that can be confusing

  • @gardeniagirl1374

    @gardeniagirl1374

    11 ай бұрын

    My first ASL instructor told us, "Pick one hand and teach it to sign." I wish I would have taught my left hand to sign because then it would be stronger than it is now.

  • @gimygaming8655

    @gimygaming8655

    8 ай бұрын

    ​@gardeniagirl1374 what do you do if you use both hands? I often carry things. So sometimes I sign with one hand and then a different another time because of things I'm holding. Also because of chronic conditions, sometimes one arm gives out and vise versa. So then when I try signing it gets all confused and I sign with both. I like don't have a dominant hand because of all this so when both hands are free, my signs get all mixed up because of the hand swapping

  • @apcrescenzo
    @apcrescenzo3 ай бұрын

    I think I need to find a deaf community. I'm a comedian who is deaf in one ear, who wants to incorporate ASL. I have been deaf since I was 7 years old, and hearing aids aren't helping me

  • @katiebrandt9844
    @katiebrandt984411 ай бұрын

    The last interpretator I worked with said that she us able to bypass a lot of certifications because ASL is her Mother Tounge. I thought that was cool!

  • @user-he4ur3df2q
    @user-he4ur3df2q10 ай бұрын

    ❤ u, my daughter is half deaf and didn't talk until 4. Signing saved me

  • @SolaScriptura-n-cats

    @SolaScriptura-n-cats

    9 ай бұрын

    Half deaf… does she have hearing in only one ear, or are both of her ears 50% deaf? How does that even work? Wouldn’t that be considered hearing impaired? Would she also be half hearing then? 🧐 seriously wondering…

  • @rayahlynne6470
    @rayahlynne64704 ай бұрын

    How does somebody sign if they have a broken arm or a broken hand or they can’t use both hands

  • @tinamoore338
    @tinamoore3388 ай бұрын

    When you talk and sign are we supposed to talk or just sign? Like my daughter and i want to practice with each other but she knows none of the signs and she doesnt understand unless i talk and tell her what i just said, is this ok ? Or should we do something different.

  • @gimygaming8655

    @gimygaming8655

    8 ай бұрын

    You can't speak and sign at the same time because ASL and English have two different rules and grammar. Signing and speaking wouldn't be ASL, it would be SEE But I will say if she has questions instead of verbally telling her, try fingerspelling the word. Helps her with fingerspelling comprehension and also makes the sign stick better. It's what you normally have to do with deaf people

  • @tinamoore338

    @tinamoore338

    8 ай бұрын

    @@gimygaming8655 thank you i wasn't sure what to do and don't want to teach her wrong. Thank you again.

  • @tinamoore338
    @tinamoore3388 ай бұрын

    Wow for me iam interested in signing that i find myself gaucking cause i want to learn .ifeel bad now iam sorry for that.

  • @rayahlynne6470
    @rayahlynne64704 ай бұрын

    How do you get a deaf name, and what is it used for.

  • @SturnioloLover1
    @SturnioloLover111 ай бұрын

    ❤❤❤

  • @jessicaherrera7900
    @jessicaherrera790010 ай бұрын

    How do you ask, "Are you having fun?" It's not a wh- question. Is there an "are" in sign language?

  • @leaftiger12

    @leaftiger12

    8 ай бұрын

    Your eyebrows go up while leaning forward a bit. 😃 “You have fun you?”

  • @SteveMorgan-qc1dv
    @SteveMorgan-qc1dv10 ай бұрын

    Who decided what sign is for R and X? Seems backwards to me.

  • @sugmengchinalpan3712
    @sugmengchinalpan371210 ай бұрын

    ok, so deaf first to decide what sl to use,,,, How about if the deaf didnt go to a deaf or normal school to learn some basic sign language???

  • @tinamoore338
    @tinamoore3388 ай бұрын

    Iam horrible at spelling oh know i need alot of help .

  • @sillybandz_
    @sillybandz_11 ай бұрын

    yippie