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Lesson 24:

Objectives:
___ Discussion topic:  Comparison Adjectives
___ Discussion topic:  Classifier: Quantifiers
___ Discussion topic:  Classifier: 5
___ I am able to recognize and sign the practice sentences and story for this lesson
___ I have taken the Lesson 24 Practice Quiz

Vocabulary:
ACCEPT
DURING-[while]
DON'T-MIND
DECREASE
DECLINE
ENOUGH
EQUAL
FAMOUS (Curriculum Development Team: Move to level 3?)
good-enough
HOW-MUCH-[cost]
HOW-MUCH-[volume] ((Curriculum Development Team: Move to Dictionary only?))
INCREASE
IMPROVE
limit
less-than
less
more-than
MISCHIEVOUS-[devil]
minimum (Curriculum Development Team: Move to level 3?)
maximum (Curriculum Development Team: Move to level 3?)
OTHER-(else)
PLENTY (Curriculum Development Team: Move to level 3?)
Pah!-[finally,]
SUCCEED-[success]
STRANGE
SHUT-DOWN-[power-outage, power-off, turn-off, blow-out]
THAN (Curriculum Development Team: Move to level 3?)
too-much
WORRY

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Practice sheet 24.A
1. BEFORE MEET NEW PERSON YOU LIKE BRUSH-TEETH?
2. BEFORE TEST YOU WORRY?
3. COUSIN HIMSELF STRANGE YOU HAVE?
4. FOOD ENOUGH YOU?
5. FOOD, STRANGE, NEW, YOU LIKE EAT?

Practice sheet 24.B
6. HOW IMPROVE THIS CLASS?
7. IF NOT GO SIGN CLASS, NOT CHAT DEAF, YOUR SIGN DECLINE?
8. IT CAR, GAS, HOW-MUCH-[volume] LEAVE-(remaining).
9. IT REFRIGERATOR, ORANGE-"J", HOW-MUCH-[volume] LEAVE-(remaining).
10. ROCKET ALL SUCCEED?

Practice sheet 24.C
1. TOMORROW you-HELP-me DON'T-MIND?
2. WHY MAN EARN MORE-THAN WOMEN?
3. WHY SOME BOSS ACCEPT BAD WORK?
4. YOU INCREASE RECENTLY?
5. YOU MISCHIEVOUS SOMETIMES?

Practice sheet 24.D
6. YOU STUDY DURING SUMMER VACATION?
7. YOU THINK ASL TEACHER EARN TOO-MUCH?
8. YOUR ASL BOOK, HOW-MUCH-[cost]?
9. YOUR COMPUTER, SHUT-DOWN every-NIGHT YOU?
10. YOUR FAMILY, WHO OTHER SIGN?

NOTE: The phrase, "YOU INCREASE RECENTLY?" could be interpreted a number of ways. Suppose you were talking about money and jobs and someone signed, "YOU INCREASE RECENTLY?" it would be interpreted as "Did you recently get a raise?" If you were talking about health, it would be "Have you recently gained weight?" If we were talking about stocks it would mean, "Have you recently added to your portfolio?"

FOOD ENOUGH YOU -- could be interpreted as:
Do you have enough food?
Did you eat enough?

COUSIN HIMSELF STRANGE YOU HAVE -- could be interpreted as:
Do you have a strange cousin?

HOW IMPROVE THIS CLASS -- could be interpreted as:
How could this class be improved?
If a student signs it to an instructor it could mean, "How can I do better in this class?"

Discussion:

Note: MANY vs. HOW MANY Facial expressions are crucial for meaning in these sentences:

1. Are there many?   / \   (Eyebrows up. Head tilted slightly forward.)
If you ask: “Are there many?” That is a yes/no question and the eyebrows are up. / \

2. There are many! (nod) The sign MANY moves a bit forward.

3. How many are there? \ / (Eyebrows down. Head tilted slightly back.)  The sign HOW MANY is a “wh” question and thus the eyebrows are furrowed. \ /

When discussing “countable items” you should use “many,” “how-many,” or the one-handed version of “how-many,” (which is often interpreted as “how much” –meaning “what is the cost of that?”).

Some things are not countable. For example you can’t count “water.” You can count “cups of water,” or “drops of water” but you can’t “count” water.

When discussing things that are not “countable,” you should use the sign “MUCH / a lot” – HOW-MUCH (volume).

The concept of “HOW MUCH” (volume) can be shown by signing “MUCH” while using a “WH” facial expression. (WH)-MUCH. Or you can add the sign HOW. (HOW-MUCH)
 

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Comparison Adjectives:
In English, comparisons often use the concept of "-er."   For example if one thing weighs more than another thing we often say it is "heavier."

In ASL, the concept of "-er" is shown by raising the right "A" hand (Palm back, thumb-side up.  Note, the thumb is not extended, it is just relaxed.)

"-er"
 
You could use "-er" in such concepts as "bigger, smaller, faster, etc."  The concept of "more good" or "good-er" in English is expressed as "better."  In ASL we combine the signs "GOOD" and "-ER" to mean "BETTER." 

Visit the GOOD / BETTER / BEST  page for an example.

Also check out:  MOST

Another comparison sign we often use in ASL is "little-bit."
LITTLE-BIT
 

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Discussion topics:
Classifier: Quantifiers
Classifier: 5
  

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For a practice quiz, visit: Lesson 24 Practice Quiz
Check with your instructor or your syllabus regarding any graded quizzes for this lesson.