ASL Linguistics: Type features
Types of signs as signed by Rachel Benedict
Aspect
Compound
Indicating verb
Lexicalized fingerspelling
Numeral incorporation
Plain verb
Liddell, Scott. (2003). Grammar, Gesture, and Meaning in American Sign Language. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Special thanks to Dr. Miako Villanueva for her time and contribution to this section.
2 Responses and Counting
Are these new terms? I’m familiar with the concepts, but have heard other labels like: prosody, directional verbs, etc.
Yes and no. Most of them are already discussed in the Introduction to ASL Linguistics by Clayton Valli, Ceil Lucas and Kristin Mulrooney. As for the newer terms such as depicting verb, it also will be covered in the Introduction to ASL Linguistics, 5th ed.