007 ASL American Sign Language Vocabulary Expansion Series (Dr. Bill) (Rach) (2019-09-14)

[@sign-language]

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[@jayr.nightingale3121]

Yet again, blown away by how enthusiastic and informative B.V. is and his teaching methods are so much fun to follow. Bill, you are the reason I am able to communicate with my son, who is now 2 years old. I took up your classes before my son was born, but because of his signing, I am able to communicate with him and that truly means the world to me. Without ASL, this wouldn't be possible, as he is verbally impaired and can only sign. He and I are nearly fluent now and i owe it all to you, Sir. I cannot thank you enough. Much love.

[@sign-language]

Well, that certainly inspires me to stay alive and productive. Thank you for reaching out! Warm regards and best wishes to you and your son!

[@jayr.nightingale3121]

@@sign-language thank you so much, and much love!!

[@karimakarima4924]

Thumbs up both teacher and student. what's good about you/your videos is I never get disappointed and it s never a waste of time. Thank you

[@williamgraves535]

Bill vicar is the most instructor who teaching some ideal volunteers to get quality , America sign langange skills Add what about expression or a drama or act to show a body language.

[@mariatunstall4636]

Best teacher Dr Bill I presently learning BSL. But love your style You clearly love and breath Signing. Thank you

[@annettepaul9111]

Hi Bill, I have bought your lessons and love them. I am am really enjoying your Vocabulary Expansions. I am donating again because I want you to keep them coming!!!!

[@sign-language]

Thanks Annette! I appreciate the support! It helps so much! I plan on continuing to produce the Vocabulary Expansion Series for at least another eight months, (time, energy, and health permitting). Question: Do you like the fingerspelling aspect I've added to the past two videos? (Session 11 & 12). Feel free to be blunt. Constructive feedback allows for improvement.

[@annettepaul9111]

@@sign-language yes I do like the fingerspelling. One of my challenges is reading fast fingerspelling and need to watch more. This is something that is hard to practice on my own so when you finger spell, especially at a faster rate, it gives me the practice i need:)

[@muhammad_properties]

Rach is very good and intelligent in signing ... have a good student is also a blessing

[@katelynntaborda]

OMG love your videos I’m literally the first comment this is so exciting you’ve taught me so much thanks 🙏 your awesome

[@sign-language]

Katelynn, It is a pleasure and honor to be of service. Best wishes in your signing and other endeavors. - Dr. Bill

[@sign-language]

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[@anyaflowerofsummer4320]

22:58 Hello Bill, is this sign directional? If I wanted to say that someone is accusing me, would I have to twist the arm the other way around to point at myself or sign “IX BLAME ME”?

[@sign-language]

Yes, it is.

[@anyaflowerofsummer4320]

@@sign-language thank you!!

[@Karimakarima-vi2ev]

Thumbs up both teacher and student. what's good about you/your videos is I never get disappointed and it s never a waste of time. Thank you (Hhhhhh me commenting from my two mobiles hhhhhh this is pure addiction)

[@FantasticFilms2023]

Hi, could you please tell me what the signs are for the Happy Birthday Song? My friend's birthday is on Tuesday and I would like to sign the song to her but I've seen several different versions and would like to know what the most common version is?

[@sign-language]

Ashton, You are overthinking this. If your friend is not Deaf and/or doesn't know sign language you could basically wave your hands meaninglessly in the air in a confident beautiful manner and the friend would have a wonderful birthday regardless. However, I get it -- you wish to be authentic. Good for you. My suggestion is to watch as many versions as you have time for and use the signs that show up consistently in most of the videos done by Deaf signers (if you can figure out which signers are Deaf).

[@FantasticFilms2023]

Bill Vicars Okay, thank you for the advice. I will do that!

[@ivettejordan9782]

I'm a little confused about the structure of the question sentence. Is this an English version???

[@sign-language]

To which question sentence are you referring? Time code? Example? Also, at your convenience, please read this information: www.lifeprint.com/asl101/topics/subject-verb-object-asl-sentence-structure.htm Then, to whatever extent you have the time and energy, check out: www.lifeprint.com/asl101/pages-layout/grammar.htm and the various links on that page.

[@jerrywoodlief8252]

I got confused on signing glass ceiling, with the sign for work and stairs cam anyone explain.

[@sign-language]

First, go google "what is a glass ceiling" and/or do similar searches until you are clear on the concept. It has nothing to do with actual stairs nor real glass. It is a metaphor / idiom. The sign for "work" is not required. It is simply a "context" building sign to indicate that you are discussing "employment." However glass ceilings don't have to take place in the context of employment -- they can happen wherever / whenever such discrimination takes place. I'm not signing "stairs" -- rather I'm doing a version of "advance through ranks or levels" which, in context can mean "promotions." Then at some point a person is blocked from further advancement "as if" they had hit a glass ceiling.

[@jerrywoodlief8252]

@@sign-language got it. Tks for help

[@noaslfakers6618]

Thank you Dr. Bill for such educational videos. Would there any future videos pertaining to law for Police officers. Thank you.

[@sign-language]

Any time someone asks about or for a specific topic I always consider that a vote for me to bump that topic up on my list of the multitude of options to discuss, demonstrate, or teach. Some of my Medical Signing lessons involved some "police"-related sentences and might be of interest. The studio audience are ASL 4 and up so the Medical Signing videos are not intended for beginners but if you have some basic signing skills you might enjoy them. For example, Medical Signing Lesson 1 covers: 01. Are you alright? (YOU ALRIGHT YOU?) 02. Do you need help? (NEED HELP YOU?) 03. Are you injured? (YOU HURT YOU?) 04. Where does it hurt? (HURT WHERE?) 05. I know a bit of sign language. (I SIGN very-SMALL-amount.) 06. Are you lost? (YOU LOST YOU?) 07. Where were you going? (YOU GO WHERE YOU?) 08. How do you feel? (HOW YOU FEEL?) 09. Do you want to lie down? (YOU WANT LIE-DOWN YOU?) 10. Do you want me to call someone? Who? (YOU WANT ME CALL SOMEONE? WHO?) 11. Do you want to go to the emergency room? (YOU WANT GO EMERGENCY ROOM YOU?) 12. Do you want to go to the hospital? (YOU WANT GO HOSPITAL YOU?) 13. Do you need an ambulance? (YOU NEED AMBULANCE YOU?) 14. Do you need an interpreter? (YOU NEED INTERPRETER YOU?) 15. Watch out! That is dangerous! (HEY WARN IT DANGER IT!) 16. Have you been in a car accident? (ACCIDENT-crash YOU?) 17. There is a fire! Call 911! (HAPPEN FIRE! CALL 9-1-1!) 18. The police are on their way! (POLICE COME-to-here SOON or POLICE ARRIVE SOON.) 19. Are you allergic to anything? (ALLERGIC ANY YOU?) 20. This is an emergency! (HEY HAPPEN EMERGENCY right-NOW EMERGENCY!) Vocabulary: 911 ACCIDENT-crash ALLERGIC ALRIGHT AMBULANCE ANY ARRIVE CALL-phone COME CONFUSED DANGER DIZZY EMERGENCY FEEL FINE GO HAPPEN HELP HEY HOSPITAL HOW HURT INTERPRETER IT LIE-DOWN LOST NEED OKAY PAIN POLICE right-NOW ROOM SICK SOMEONE SOON SMALL-(very-SMALL-amount) WANT WARN WHERE WHO The Medical Signing Lesson 1 video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/eaCmaHuvm9NpkKc

[@1lightdweller]

I see the camera's auto-focus is struggling a bit... I know that it is taught that, when we do a video test in ASL, the teachers want us to wear a dark, contrasting colored shirt, such as black. However, the camera does not see things like we do. Add to that auto-focus and auto-exposure and you can drive the camera crazy. For the sake of the camera, and clarity of the videos, you might want to try a dark grey or neutral color/tone for the background, and a darker greyish kind of shirt. Notice that in this video, it's like watching disembodied heads and hands. And, if your camera has manual settings that you can switch to, then it won't keep trying to compensate when you put something up on the screen, like it did when it was a white field with black letters.

[@sign-language]

I agree totally. What happened is during the previous video the "auto-ISO" kept adjusting itself every time I switched to the white background to comment and/or when more of our "hands" were in the picture (or even when the clouds moved!). So I turned the ISO to manual so it would stop bouncing back and forth. Which "solved" the constantly changing brightness and darkness that plagued the previous video. I chose to go a bit darker via aperture and shutter speed settings so as to get the "skin" exposed the way I wanted -- which, as you mentioned -- resulted in "disembodiment" -- which I don't mind so much -- but which also resulted in the camera constantly losing focus and hunting (even though the previous "focus settings" had not been touched). So I sat here for a long time wrestling with the idea of "scrapping the video" and waiting for one of my other assistants to be available. I almost always tend to decide to go ahead and post a video if it is more helpful than "irritating" -- so that is what I did this time. I figure people would rather have the option to watch it and decide if they want to keep watching it or close the video and move on with their surfing (and hope they will give the "next" video a try). My camera does indeed have manual settings which Rach ... er ..."insisted" we boot up the camera to figure out and configure immediately after seeing the imperfect footage (even though we were both tired from a long day). I'm very fortunate to have an assistant / colleague (Rach) who really, deeply cares about this endeavor. Plus I appreciate folks like you who, instead of throwing shade, simply share some thoughts and suggestions on how to improve the process. Thanks.

[@chrisoleary9876]

Thanks Dr. Bill!

[@megdalenagonzalez-mounce1776]

I know so much vocabulary but my ASL stinks. You really help me a lot but learning the syntax and grammar are so difficult. Most of my deaf friends just use PSE with me but I Wishthey would use ASL so I can learn it better. These videos help but it's nothing like conversation.

[@marisac.5303]

Another great video, thank you. By the way I love Rach's hair color there. :)

[@revinar5838]

Great video. Thank you!

[@stephaniehawkins770]

👍

[@bluebrookesongbird1]

The sign you used for "vinegar" is the same sign I've seen for "veggies." Is that correct? Additionally, I was taught "have been to" was TOUCH-FINISH, not finish-touch. Does it matter which way you sign it?

[@sign-language]

Read this page and if you still have questions feel free to ask: www.lifeprint.com/asl101/pages-signs/v/vegetable.htm Vinegar is a rare sign and a lot of folks don't know a sign for it and/or will just spell it. Vegetables has 3 versions. So, check out that page..