The 5 parameters
____What are the five parameters?____
ASL
HANDSHAPE – There are 45 different handshapes in ASL
LOCATION – The location (where on the body) of each sign can change, and add grammatical information.
MOVEMENT – The direction that the sign moves (away from the body, towards the body) carries specific information. Repetition of movement can have grammatical information.
PALM ORIENTATION – Each handshape can change orientation; the palm can face out, down, up, etc.
FACIAL EXPRESSION – Many signs in ASL require a non-manual signal in order to be produced correctly. Others
simply require the emotive facial expression to match the
meaning the signer is trying to convey.HANDSHAPE – There are 45 different handshapes in ASL
LOCATION – The location (where on the body) of each sign can change, and add grammatical information.
MOVEMENT – The direction that the sign moves (away from the body, towards the body) carries specific information. Repetition of movement can have grammatical information.
PALM ORIENTATION – Each handshape can change orientation; the palm can face out, down, up, etc.
FACIAL EXPRESSION – Many signs in ASL require a non-manual signal in order to be produced correctly. Others
simply require the emotive facial expression to match the
meaning the signer is trying to convey.