Definitely agree with using no voice when signing ASL. It just muddles your brain and you can’t focus on what you’re doing, even if you are deaf. I’m a deaf signer who typically uses PSE, so voicing isn’t as difficult in that case
I am a silent watcher, I always watch your videos. And I thank you for continue teaching us. Can you please make some wide range of vocabulary coming from dictionary starting with A - Z. Ex. (1 video starting with A word) Abandon Ability Abstract Abuse Absolute Abrupt Acceptance Alone Anguish....etc... (Another video starting with B word) Basic Boat Box Brave Bet...etc... Like a list of all of the word coming from dictionary so that you can tackle some of the words you haven't teach us. Because it was hard to understand in the book. It was easy when you present it.
Hi Mitchelle, thank you for your comment! I'm so glad you find these videos useful. I appreciate your request for signing through the English-alphabetical dictionary. I won't be doing this. When I do post vocabulary videos, they're often grouped by theme so people looking for a specific topic can get a bunch of relevant signs all together. If you want a straight-up ASL dictionary (i.e. you know what word you want and you want to see how to sign it), there are plenty of options online already! No need for me to reinvent the wheel. The dictionary I suggest most is spreadthesign.com -- you can easily search for a word and it provides you the ASL. (It also provides the sign in other sign languages from around the world -- how cool!) Other great options you can search when looking for a specific word are Lifeprint, Handspeak, and ASLPro. Hope that helps!
You should not demand such a service for free. Also there is already this online in several places. Try ASL university (a website, google it). Another one is called handspeak. You can’t learn ASL just by translating word for word though. ASL isn’t English.
@@ASLMeredith Thank you so much for the given website, I never knew there were website like that. I really respect your decisition and I'm good with it. I will still continue to watch your video 😊. Ps. I do apologize If I sounded demanding, english is not my 1st language.
@@M_SC I don't demand her, I was just asking. English is not my 1st language so maybe there was a misunderstanding about how I express my word. I honestly didn't know that there was a website like that. I always watch news with sign language and I only understand few. So by learning the root word maybe It can help me understand the structure of it. Thank you for your suggestion though.
@@ASLMeredith i learn asl a long time ago. I learned asl to help at work. A client that i was a caregiver for couldnt communicate at all. Then one day she used the sign " this" which a family member said she did that when she wanted her mom... i realized that even through she was blind, deaf, and had other mental disabilities. She could learn sign language, by hand over hand assistance. The other staff started using asl as well.. she continued learning until she sadly past away a number of years ago. I think more people should learn.. thanks for your youtube.🤗
I find it ironic that Chrissy TruBiz' video on "Dos and Don'ts" about interacting with deaf people is the video that UA-cam wants to autoplay after this. That's the one where I first heard about SimCom as a "don't" because of the difference in grammar. I'm seen SimCom in a lot of videos like those of Sign Duo, and it's true -- the sign suffers for it. ASL always gets short shrift.
Yes very interesting! SignDuo addresses this in their video here: ua-cam.com/video/p23qCXt7UJI/v-deo.html They don't call it Sim-Com by name, but that's what she does in videos. They make clear that she voices while signing for the hearing/learning audience, but when it's just the two of them, she generally only signs. And she acknowledges that the ASL order can get a bit mixed up while speaking English.
Hello again, Meredith. I hope I am not abusing your kindness. I understand writing may come second to speaking. But, I guess deaf people learned to write English in school. Before they were able to learn ASL, aside from home. If they are different languages. Where did ASL come from? Did it not ever have a writing format?
Hi Gilberto, thanks for your questions! Yes, many learn to write (and some speak) English. It depends on their families, their schools, etc. American Sign Language arose out of a combination of home signs here in early America and French Sign Language, brought over to the first school for the Deaf in America. Learn more here: www.aslmeredith.com/asl-origins.html and as for a writing format, no. ASL is a visual language and does not have a written form. There are various writing systems that have been created to use ASL in research and educational contexts (you can Google the "Stokoe system" or "ASL gloss"), but they're not used for general communication among the Deaf population and many won't know them, either. Instead, most Deaf people write in English.
Hey, so I'm hearing but have been learning ASL for almost 9 years now. I use simcom pretty regularly (even with voices off I use pse or a version of ASL signs with English grammar) and I was wondering if it's ok if I usually simcom because my family doesn't know signs but I still want to practice and when I'm with deaf friends I sim com when there are hearing people who don't understand. Is this OK because my new teacher tells me that I have to choose and that Simcom in any scenario is wrong? Is this just a difference of opinion or am I doing something wrong?
Hi Charlette, thanks for asking! Do you mean tips for teaching children to sign, or vocabulary signs that would be useful and relevant for young children? Contact me through my website -- I am running a pilot specifically for caretakers / children vocabulary!!
@@ASLMeredith. How to teach a child to sign, its part of our playtime. Is it different from adults? Just my way of correcting/ communicating with her without saying anything. Mahalo ( thanks) from Honolulu, Hawaii
@@charlettea.p.kealoha8050 To teach a child ASL, they'd learn it like they learn any other language. With that in mind, it does require a LOT of exposure for them to truly pick up the language. But it's great to introduce vocabulary during play, have her sign it back, etc.
Hi Olivia, thanks for your suggestion! I have a different video that shows signs to use with store and restaurant customers: ua-cam.com/video/G0rJucHWfTw/v-deo.html and another that's all about cafe signs: ua-cam.com/video/wCj1WR2ct8s/v-deo.html If you have any specific words or phrases you'd like to learn for use in fast-food restaurants, please submit them to my request form at: aslmeredith.com/request ! Thank you!
You’re right sign asl closed your voice l really love to see your face and joy deaf signs alright nah was a poll vote to her Meredith power asl right !
When you're learning a new language, it's natural to start with your native language. You'll have English thoughts and concepts that you'll need to mentally translate into the target language. With time and immersion, you'll hopefully begin 'thinking' directly in ASL instead of English first, but it's totally normal to begin with an idea of what you want to say and then translate it into ASL. Direct translation exercises can also be a practice tool for study.
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I’m teaching my students all about sentence structure in ASL vs English in my school club! Thank you for the emphasis on this! 🤟🏾Hansi :)
Thanks! Hope this sparks some discussion :)
Thank you Meridith, it's definitely a new word for most of us.
Glad you learned something new, Kelly!
Definitely agree with using no voice when signing ASL. It just muddles your brain and you can’t focus on what you’re doing, even if you are deaf. I’m a deaf signer who typically uses PSE, so voicing isn’t as difficult in that case
The lady that is signing is so pretty. So glad I found this channel. She does a great job of teaching ASL.
You're too kind! Thank you, I'm glad you find these videos helpful for learning.
I am a silent watcher, I always watch your videos. And I thank you for continue teaching us.
Can you please make some wide range of vocabulary coming from dictionary starting with A - Z.
Ex.
(1 video starting with A word)
Abandon
Ability
Abstract
Abuse
Absolute
Abrupt
Acceptance
Alone
Anguish....etc...
(Another video starting with B word)
Basic
Boat
Box
Brave
Bet...etc...
Like a list of all of the word coming from dictionary so that you can tackle some of the words you haven't teach us.
Because it was hard to understand in the book. It was easy when you present it.
Hi Mitchelle, thank you for your comment! I'm so glad you find these videos useful. I appreciate your request for signing through the English-alphabetical dictionary. I won't be doing this. When I do post vocabulary videos, they're often grouped by theme so people looking for a specific topic can get a bunch of relevant signs all together. If you want a straight-up ASL dictionary (i.e. you know what word you want and you want to see how to sign it), there are plenty of options online already! No need for me to reinvent the wheel. The dictionary I suggest most is spreadthesign.com -- you can easily search for a word and it provides you the ASL. (It also provides the sign in other sign languages from around the world -- how cool!) Other great options you can search when looking for a specific word are Lifeprint, Handspeak, and ASLPro. Hope that helps!
You should not demand such a service for free.
Also there is already this online in several places. Try ASL university (a website, google it).
Another one is called handspeak.
You can’t learn ASL just by translating word for word though. ASL isn’t English.
@@ASLMeredith Thank you so much for the given website, I never knew there were website like that. I really respect your decisition and I'm good with it.
I will still continue to watch your video 😊.
Ps. I do apologize If I sounded demanding, english is not my 1st language.
@@M_SC I don't demand her, I was just asking. English is not my 1st language so maybe there was a misunderstanding about how I express my word. I honestly didn't know that there was a website like that.
I always watch news with sign language and I only understand few. So by learning the root word maybe It can help me understand the structure of it.
Thank you for your suggestion though.
Once again thank you for the constant new information on asl!!
Thanks, Mike! Have a great week.
Meredith youre awesome. Thanks for the teaching of the masses..
Thanks for your kind comment! Glad you find these videos helpful for learning :)
@@ASLMeredith i learn asl a long time ago. I learned asl to help at work. A client that i was a caregiver for couldnt communicate at all. Then one day she used the sign " this" which a family member said she did that when she wanted her mom... i realized that even through she was blind, deaf, and had other mental disabilities. She could learn sign language, by hand over hand assistance. The other staff started using asl as well.. she continued learning until she sadly past away a number of years ago. I think more people should learn.. thanks for your youtube.🤗
thanks for new vocabulary sign and explaining I had no idea what it meant.
Hi Sadie! Glad you were able to learn something new today! :)
Love this meaning
I always enjoy your videos. Excellent content
Thank you so much, Pete! Glad you find these useful.
I find it ironic that Chrissy TruBiz' video on "Dos and Don'ts" about interacting with deaf people is the video that UA-cam wants to autoplay after this. That's the one where I first heard about SimCom as a "don't" because of the difference in grammar. I'm seen SimCom in a lot of videos like those of Sign Duo, and it's true -- the sign suffers for it. ASL always gets short shrift.
Yes very interesting! SignDuo addresses this in their video here: ua-cam.com/video/p23qCXt7UJI/v-deo.html They don't call it Sim-Com by name, but that's what she does in videos. They make clear that she voices while signing for the hearing/learning audience, but when it's just the two of them, she generally only signs. And she acknowledges that the ASL order can get a bit mixed up while speaking English.
This great! I just got an idea for a new video: how about a video with ethnicity sings? Thank you for teaching us ASL!
Hello again, Meredith. I hope I am not abusing your kindness. I understand writing may come second to speaking. But, I guess deaf people learned to write English in school. Before they were able to learn ASL, aside from home. If they are different languages. Where did ASL come from? Did it not ever have a writing format?
Hi Gilberto, thanks for your questions! Yes, many learn to write (and some speak) English. It depends on their families, their schools, etc. American Sign Language arose out of a combination of home signs here in early America and French Sign Language, brought over to the first school for the Deaf in America. Learn more here: www.aslmeredith.com/asl-origins.html and as for a writing format, no. ASL is a visual language and does not have a written form. There are various writing systems that have been created to use ASL in research and educational contexts (you can Google the "Stokoe system" or "ASL gloss"), but they're not used for general communication among the Deaf population and many won't know them, either. Instead, most Deaf people write in English.
great vid as usual.
Thank you !!
Hey, so I'm hearing but have been learning ASL for almost 9 years now. I use simcom pretty regularly (even with voices off I use pse or a version of ASL signs with English grammar) and I was wondering if it's ok if I usually simcom because my family doesn't know signs but I still want to practice and when I'm with deaf friends I sim com when there are hearing people who don't understand. Is this OK because my new teacher tells me that I have to choose and that Simcom in any scenario is wrong? Is this just a difference of opinion or am I doing something wrong?
Meredith, anything on teaching 3 years old? Aloha from Honolulu, Hawaii
Hi Charlette, thanks for asking! Do you mean tips for teaching children to sign, or vocabulary signs that would be useful and relevant for young children? Contact me through my website -- I am running a pilot specifically for caretakers / children vocabulary!!
@@ASLMeredith. How to teach a child to sign, its part of our playtime. Is it different from adults? Just my way of correcting/ communicating with her without saying anything. Mahalo ( thanks) from Honolulu, Hawaii
@@charlettea.p.kealoha8050 To teach a child ASL, they'd learn it like they learn any other language. With that in mind, it does require a LOT of exposure for them to truly pick up the language. But it's great to introduce vocabulary during play, have her sign it back, etc.
I was wondering if you could make a video about the signs all fast food workers should know
Hi Olivia, thanks for your suggestion! I have a different video that shows signs to use with store and restaurant customers: ua-cam.com/video/G0rJucHWfTw/v-deo.html and another that's all about cafe signs: ua-cam.com/video/wCj1WR2ct8s/v-deo.html If you have any specific words or phrases you'd like to learn for use in fast-food restaurants, please submit them to my request form at: aslmeredith.com/request ! Thank you!
You’re right sign asl closed your voice l really love to see your face and joy deaf signs alright nah was a poll vote to her Meredith power asl right !
It's also a wireless company! 😂
Hey Meredith it seems like when I ask you for your email, you delete the comments. Is that true, and if so why?
That's probably UA-cam's doing, not mine. You can contact me through my website aslmeredith.com
HELOO! THANK YOU.
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When I sign. I find myself trying to translate English though into sign. You don't recommend this, also?
When you're learning a new language, it's natural to start with your native language. You'll have English thoughts and concepts that you'll need to mentally translate into the target language. With time and immersion, you'll hopefully begin 'thinking' directly in ASL instead of English first, but it's totally normal to begin with an idea of what you want to say and then translate it into ASL. Direct translation exercises can also be a practice tool for study.
@@ASLMeredith Thank you for the incoragement.
I try to speak and sign when I can
But it’s still just basic ASL :|
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