fs1 Lecture: Proper Names (Interpreter CEUs)

Transcript:

Proper names are fingerspelled. A proper name means words that begin with a capital letter. Some examples include names of people, places, organizations, streets, oceans, and many more. Proper nouns are specific while common nouns are general. So, common nouns are not typically fingerspelled while proper nouns are. For instance compare these common noun and proper noun pairs:

• common nouns————————–proper nouns
• “MAN” –———- ————————– “BOB”
• STORE————————————- WALMART
• ORGANIZATIONS—————— WORLD FEDERATION OF THE DEAF (WFD)
• STREET—————————– WALNUT AVENUE
• OCEAN——————————– PACIFIC OCEAN

GLOSS:

ASL USES FINGERSPELLING FOR PROPER NAMES. PROPER NAMES MEANS WHAT?  PROPER NAME MEANS WORDS BEGIN WITH CAPITAL LETTER.

LIST 5-

1. NAMES OF PEOPLE,
2. PLACES,
3. ORGANIZATIONS,
4. STREET NAMES,
5. OCEANS, AND MORE- LONG LIST.

PROPER NOUNS (point right) ARE DIFFERENT THAN COMMON NOUNS(point left)HOW?  PROPER NOUNS (point right)ARE SPECIFIC, COMMON NOUNS (point left) ARE GENERAL. (shoulder shift left) COMMON NOUNS TYPICALLY FINGERSPELL NOT. (shoulder shift right) PROPER NOUNS FINGERSPELL MUST.  FOR INSTANCE,

LIST 5-

1. COMMON NOUN (left)- “MAN” – PROPER NOUN (Right)- “BOB”;
2. (left) STORE- (right) WALMART;
3. (left) ORGANIZATIONS- (right) WORLD FEDERATION OF THE DEAF (WFD);
4. (left) STREET- (right) WALNUT AVENUE;
5. (left) OCEAN- (right) PACIFIC OCEAN.