Language acquisition questions:

-Language Acquisition WHAT?

LANGUAGE PEOPLE KNOW AND UNDERSTAND, PEOPLE COMMUNICATE
-What comes first in the Language acquisition process?
Phonology
-In your own words, explain what phonology means.
The study of sounds and how you acquire the language
-After you have acquired the skills of Phonology and Morphology, what comes next?
Syntax structure
-What is syntax?
The sentence structure
-How does having an extensive vocabulary benefit you when learning a language?
Opinionated question, answers may vary.
-What is discourse?
Being able to communicate and have conversation with others.
-Why is discourse important in ones life?
Discourse is important because you need to be able to communicate in order to live
life comfortably
-What is an example of mouth morphemes that we have used in class? (Hint. Our
vocab charts)
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Expansion techniques:
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Give an example of Contrasting

What is Faceting
Give an example of Reiteration
What is couching and nesting
What is describe and do
Give an example of Noun listing
What is role shifting?
Why are expansion techniques used?

ASL Concept
I created this game is to help engage the students into answering questions so they can
figure out for themselves what they need to study in order to pass the exams. The concept of
Language acquisition is that you have to know how to use this topic because it is essential to
learning a new language. You have to know how to communicate with other people especially
when you are deaf. Since it isnt as easy for a deaf person to learn a language, you have to really
make sure you learn a language and start from the basics so you can work your way up to having
discourse with other people.
The main idea behind expansion techniques is to be able to further explain a topic
or idea and to be able to contextualize to prove a point. These techniques are need in everyday
sign language because you cant always just say what you want, how you want. It helps if there
is something that could help you to be able to explain what you are trying to say and that
something is expansion techniques. And since everyone is different, sometimes using expansion
techniques can be what makes someones story or lecture, etc., unique or different.

What comes first in the

Language acquisition process?

How does having an extensive

vocabulary benefit you when
learning a language?

In your own words, explain what What is discourse?

phonology means?

After you have acquired the

skills of Phonology and
Morphology, what comes next?

Why is discourse
(Communication) important in
ones life?

What is syntax?

What is an example of mouth

morphemes that we have used
in class? (Hint. Our signed

vocab charts)

Give an example of Contrasting. Give an example of Reiteration.

What is Faceting?

What is couching and nesting?

Give an example of Noun

listing.

What is describe then do?

Why are expansion techniques

used?

What is role shifting?