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The Five Parameters of ASL

! Each ASL Sign can be broken down and analyzed

into five separate features called PARAMETERS.

! For a single sign to be correct, each of the five

parameters must be used correctly.

! The following slides will explain these parameters

with examples to help you understand the

concept.

Handshape

Example

Palm Orientation

! This refers to the direction in which the hand is turned to produce a sign. ! Palm orientation is the direction of your palm which may include ! palm up ! palm down ! palm right ! palm left ! palm outward (away from you) ! palm inward (palm facing you). ! 3 Signs that change with palm orientation: ! School ! Stop ! Proof

Location

! This refers to the physical parameters or bodily location where the sign are produced. ! The general physical parameters (signing space) for sign language production are approximately four inches above the head, elbow room as with hands on waist, and about four inches below the belly button or belt buckle. ! 3 Signs that Change meaning when changing location: ! Summer ! To be Ugly ! Dry

Location

Summer, To Be Ugly, Dry

Movement

Example

Non-Manual Markers/Signals

! Referred to as NMM or NMS, are signals or

gestures done without the use of the hands and

mostly from the shoulders, head, and face to

relay a message.

! Specific NMM or NMS alter the meaning of a

sign.

! Facial Expressions fall under the category of

NMM/NMS

! Head nods, shakes, eyebrows, nose, eyes, and lips

carry meaning that can be attached to a sign.