Asl glossing

ASL Glossing Chapter 1 & 2

1. ASL Glossing
American Sign Language I & 2

2. What is “glossing”
•“Glossing” is a fancy word for written ASL.

3. What is “glossing”
•“Glossing” is a fancy word for written ASL.
•Yet, ASL does not have a written form, this
is a way to keep noteof ASL

4. What does ASL glossing look like?
MY NAME fs-B-A-R-B-A-R-A
t

5. What does ASL glossing look like?
MY NAME fs-B-A-R-B-A-R-A
t
Shows that you are doing
something with your eyebrows

6. What does ASL glossing look like?
MY NAME fs-B-A-R-B-A-R-A
t
Shows that you are doing
something with your eyebrows
Shows that something is
fingerspelled

7. What does ASL glossing look like?
MY NAME fs-B-A-R-B-A-R-A
t
Shows that you are doing
something with your eyebrows
Shows that something is
fingerspelled
ASL does not use
“is” like English

8. What does ASL glossing look like?
MY NAME fs-B-A-R-B-A-R-A
t
Shows that you are doing
something with your eyebrows
Shows that something is
fingerspelled
ASL does not use
“is” like English
Shows the type of
sentence this is

9. What does ASL glossing look like?
MY NAME fs-B-A-R-B-A-R-A
t
Shows that you are doing
something with your eyebrows
Shows that something is
fingerspelled
ASL does not use
“is” like English
Shows the type of
sentence this is
ASL is
glossed in
all capital
letters

10. What does ASL glossing look like?
MY NAME fs-B-A-R-B-A-R-A
t
Shows that you are doing
something with your eyebrows
Shows that something is
fingerspelled
ASL does not use
“is” like English
Shows the type of
sentence this is
ASL is
glossed in
all capital
letters
There is no
English
punctuation

11. What does ASL glossing look like?
MY NAME fs-B-A-R-B-A-R-A
t
Shows that you are doing
something with your eyebrows
Shows that something is
fingerspelled
ASL does not use
“is” like English
Shows the type of
sentence this is
ASL is
glossed in
all capital
letters
There is no
English
punctuation
Each sentence is written on a different line.

12. What does ASL glossing look like?
MY NAME fs-B-A-R-B-A-R-A
t
Shows that you are doing
something with your eyebrows
Shows that something is
fingerspelled
ASL does not use
“is” like English
Shows the type of
sentence this is
ASL is
glossed in
all capital
letters
There is no
English
punctuation
Each sentence is written on a different line.

13. Your turn!
Gloss these sentences:
1. I live in Sacramento.
2. Where do you live?
3. Are you attending CSUS?
4. What’s your name? (4)

14. Answers:
1.ME LIVE SAC
2.WHERE YOU LIVE
YOU LIVE WHERE
WHERE YOU LIVE WHERE
3.CSUS YOU GO-TO
4.YOU CALLED WHAT
WHAT YOU CALLED
NAME WHAT
NAME