Transcript Deriving Nouns from Verbs in ASL - Stony Point's ASL

Deriving Nouns
from Verbs in
ASL
Morphemes--Process
A
morpheme that is a process changes
the word in how it’s formed
 English example: changing the stress on
different syllables to change the meaning
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ConVICT/CONvict
subJECT/SUBject
reBEL/REBel
Which one is a noun and which one is a
verb (what is the rule)?
Morphemes—Process cont.
 ASL
example: the process of reduplication
(repeating the movement)
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FLY/AIRPLANE
SIT/CHAIR
SELL/STORE
CLOSE-WINDOW/WINDOW
Which one is the verb and which one is the
noun (what is the rule)?
Morphemes—Form
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A morpheme that is a form changes the word
by adding a “form”—like a suffix or prefix
Adding a form is called affixation
If the form cannot occur by itself, it is a bound
morpheme (ex. -er, -s, un-, re-)
English examples:
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walk/walker
dance/dancer
write/writer
Morphemes—Form cont.
 ASL:
“English and many spoken languages
frequently use affixation. ASL tends to
repeat or change the segmental structure
of the original form while keeping parts of
that form, including the handshape, the
location, and the orientation.”
 TEACH/TEACHER (agentive suffix)
 Usually, ASL doesn’t use form morphemes
but uses more process morphemes like
changing the movement.
ACTIVITY—Making Noun-Verb
Pairs—Catchphrase…sort of
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Sit in a circle on the floor
You will receive a card with the gloss of either
an ASL noun or a verb
When it’s your turn, explain (ACTING OUT)
what your word is, WITHOUT USING THE WORD!
The audience has to correctly sign what your
word is, identify it as a noun or verb, and sign
the corresponding noun/verb
NO TALKING