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Apr 30, 2024
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DSI 2130 - American Sign Language Linguistics
Introduction into the broad study of linguistics, as well as, the linguistics of ASL and the grammatical structure of the language. Looks at what constitutes a language and compares English and ASL through an examination of ASL’s structure, acquisition and sociolinguistic aspects.
Requisites: DSI 1120
Credit Hours: 3
Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
Learning Outcomes: - Compare and contrast ASL, English, and other signed systems using linguistic terms.
- Compare and contrast English and ASL acquisition.
- Describe phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, and pragmatics in ASL.
- Describe the process of acquiring signed language.
- Examine and analyze language acquisition.
- Examine verb/noun pairs in ASL.
- Explain the importance of language and its role in lexical decision making.
- Express the definition of language and how it relates to ASL and other signed systems.
- Identify minimal pairs in ASL.
- Identify sign parameters of ASL.
- Utilize linguistic terms to describe variations in signs.
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