American Sign Language (ASL) Lesson 47 (Part 1)

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American Sign Language (ASL) Lesson 47 (Part 1) is taught by Dr. Bill Vicars who is Deaf/hh. He holds an earned doctorate (accredited) in Deaf Studies from Lamar University in Texas and teaches Deaf Studies and ASL full-time (as of this post) as an tenured full-Professor at a major four-year state university.) These videos do not use sound. The lessons are taught without voice. If the signing seems fast you are encouraged to first study the lessons at www.Lifeprint.com and then come back and watch the video. This is an actual ASL student. You can learn along with her as she progresses. For additional lessons and signing information, visit Lifeprint.com.
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- Dr. Bill
:)

[@sign-language]

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[@lindasmith6316]

Love all these lessons! Thank you Dr. Bill for making this so fun!

[@zb673]

Your teaching method is astounding. The humor you use is perfect, it makes me sad when a joke goes unnoticed. Love you Bill! :P

[@sign-language]

Thank you!

[@Taylor-wt9zv]

Thank you for these free videos I've learned so much!!

[@sign-language]

Taylor M, Why do you often post a time code of 0:00? What is the benefit? - Dr. Bill

[@Taylor-wt9zv]

@@sign-language so I know what episode to start next, sorry if you keep checking for new comments, I'll have to write it down. Thank you so much for the videos!

[@allthingsfrench1391]

I will never forget Mexico....firmly planted :)

[@sign-language]

How to use ASL University to learn sign language for free: 1. Visit Lifeprint.com and become familiar with the ASL University website. 2. Bookmark the official ASLU KZbin master playlist: kzbin.info/aero/PL6akqFwEeSpiLwRFA3ZvuOWMwPXwI7NqA 3. For quick reviews (to prevent memory extinction) bookmark the "Signs" channel playlist page: kzbin.infoplaylists 4. If you use a desktop or laptop computer you can look up signs using this page: www.lifeprint.com/search.htm 5. If you use a mobile device you can look up signs using this page: www.lifeprint.com/search/index.htm 6. If you can’t find a sign after using the search options at Lifeprint.com then consider applying to join the Lifeprint-ASLU Facebook group and asking your question there. See: facebook.com/groups/Lifeprint.ASLU/ 7. Go through the ASLU Lessons for free: www.lifeprint.com/asl101/lessons/lessons.htm Your comments, questions, or suggestions are always welcome. To contact Dr. Bill Vicars, see: www.lifeprint.com/asl101/pages-layout/contact.htm Ways to support the ASL University channel: 1. Click the “thumb up” (like) icon on videos at KZbin.com/billvicars 2. Click the “subscribe” button at KZbin.com/billvicars (if you haven't done so yet) 3. Click the “Share” link and share the videos. 4. Visit the “ASLU” bookstore at www.lifeprint.com/bookstore/bookstore.htm (feel free to suggest new products that you would like to see). 5. Buy some ASL University “official” clothing at: ASLU gear: teespring.com/stores/aslu 6. Subscribe to the ASLU subscription site: asl.tc (For information see: lifeprint.com/asltc/ ) 7. Donate via: www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=64QMBRBXQSV6G 8. For other donation options, see: www.Lifeprint.com/donate.htm If you have any friends who might be in a position to do so you might want to consider inviting them to donate -- thus supporting Deaf children and the promotion of free sign language resources via Lifeprint.com

[@kristinagraham3362]

Does you drive train too mean where are you taking a train too?

[@charmedheart77]

If a word has a double letter in the word. their is at two ways to finger spell that right? hard to explain it. one version i saw is make that letter and pull to right. hope u know what I mean. Instead of bobbing the letter like tap tap in air.

[@sign-language]

Double letters are handled various ways depending on the letter, the position of the letter in the word, what letters are nearby, and sometimes individual signer preferences. I recommend not focusing on list of rules but rather focus on the concepts of efficiency and clarity. Spell the word and feel whether it feels more natural and efficient to reform, bounce, internally tap, slide, or do a combination. Keep in mind that in real life, high speed signing rather often the second letter is simply ... dropped. Ha. The situation (or context) is going to influence your choice as well. If you are spelling a password you are going to do things a bit differently than if you are spelling a commonly referenced item that your conversation partner is familiar with. If you take a formal ASL class and your teacher gives you a list of "rules" -- nod your head enthusiastically while smiling appreciatively and do your best to follow them -- but realize that out in the real world you are going to see a lot of variety. ============== How to use ASL University to learn sign language for free: 1. Visit Lifeprint.com and become familiar with the ASL University website. 2. Bookmark the official ASLU KZbin master playlist: kzbin.info/aero/PL6akqFwEeSpiLwRFA3ZvuOWMwPXwI7NqA 3. For quick reviews (to prevent memory extinction) bookmark the "Signs" channel playlist page: kzbin.infoplaylists 4. If you use a desktop or laptop computer you can look up signs using this page: www.lifeprint.com/search.htm 5. If you use a mobile device you can look up signs using this page: www.lifeprint.com/search/index.htm 6. If you can’t find a sign after using the search options at Lifeprint.com then consider applying to join the Lifeprint-ASLU Facebook group and asking your question there. See: facebook.com/groups/Lifeprint.ASLU/ 7. Go through the ASLU Lessons for free: www.lifeprint.com/asl101/lessons/lessons.htm Your comments, questions, or suggestions are always welcome. To contact Dr. Bill Vicars, see: www.lifeprint.com/asl101/pages-layout/contact.htm Ways to support the ASL University channel: * For donation options, see: www.Lifeprint.com/donate.htm * Click the “thumb up” (like) icon on videos at KZbin.com/billvicars * Click the “subscribe” button at KZbin.com/billvicars (if you haven't done so yet) * Click the “Share” link and share the videos. Thanks!

[@reginafromrio]

What is the difference between the leave sign and the AND sign?

[@sign-language]

Try this-- go here: kzbin.info/door/Zy9xs6Tn9vWqN_5l0EEIZA and click on the arrow to the right of the ABOUT tab. There you will see a search option to search for terms within that same channel (not the search bar at the top of the page but rather the search bar for that specific channel). Then type in: leave You will get a list of results -- look them over. Next go back to the search function and type in AND. Then look over those results. If you still have questions after looking over those results, let me know.

[@sign-language]

Also see: www.lifeprint.com/asl101/pages-signs/a/and.htm And see: www.lifeprint.com/.../pages-signs/a/and-advanced.htm

[@lindabutler3839]

Why don't you do real sentences?

[@sign-language]

The sentences are "real" -- they just aren't English. The goal here is to learn ASL -- not English. The list of practice items is presented in "ASL gloss." "ASL gloss" is different from "English sentences." At some point in the future I may translate the gloss into English sentences. When teaching and documenting a language -- there is always more to do than time in which to do it. ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ How to use ASL University to learn sign language for free: 1. Visit Lifeprint.com and become familiar with the ASL University website. 2. Bookmark the official ASLU KZbin master playlist: kzbin.info/aero/PL6akqFwEeSpiLwRFA3ZvuOWMwPXwI7NqA 3. For quick reviews (to prevent memory extinction) bookmark the "Signs" channel playlist page: kzbin.infoplaylists or more specifically: kzbin.infoplaylists?view=50&sort=dd&shelf_id=1 4. If you use a desktop or laptop computer you can look up signs using this page: www.lifeprint.com/search.htm 5. If you use a mobile device you can look up signs using this page: www.lifeprint.com/search/index.htm 6. If you can’t find a sign after using the search options at Lifeprint.com then consider applying to join the Lifeprint-ASLU Facebook group and asking your question there. See: facebook.com/groups/Lifeprint.ASLU/ 7. Go through the ASLU Lessons for free: www.lifeprint.com/asl101/lessons/lessons.htm Your comments, questions, or suggestions are always welcome. To contact Dr. Bill Vicars, see: www.lifeprint.com/asl101/pages-layout/contact.htm If you like the free LIfeprint.com lessons you might enjoy the low-cost subscription version of the lessons. For information see: lifeprint.com/asltc/ Ways to support the ASL University channel: * For donation options, see: www.Lifeprint.com/donate.htm * ASL University “official” clothing or ASLU gear: teespring.com/stores/aslu * Click the “thumb up” (like) icon on videos at KZbin.com/billvicars * Click the “subscribe” button at KZbin.com/billvicars (if you haven't done so yet) * Click the “Share” link and share the videos. Thanks!