2nd
L (Yr 7 Entry)
7-8
Understanding
Systems of language - Elaboration 3
- categorising noun signs into those for people, animals, places or things
- learning that proper nouns can have a sign name or be fingerspelled
- recognising different nouns in clauses, including those that are shown with a
pointing sign, such as GIRL READ versus PRO3 READ, or VISIT FRIEND versus VISIT
PRO3
- knowing that adjectives describe nouns in different ways, such as how they
look (BIG or RED), feel (SOFT or HOT), smell (SMELLY) or sound (LOUD)
- recognising that a noun group is a group of signs that relate to a person,
place or thing that can include elements such as adjectives or numbers
- recognising that expanding a noun into a noun group enriches meaning
- identifying verb signs (SIT, EAT, FEEL, WONDER, HAVE) and recognising that
they are central to a clause
- noticing there is no verb ‘to be’ in Auslan, which is a significant difference
to English
- exploring different semantic types of verbs in a text, for example by showing
how:
doing (WALK, WRITE) and saying (TELL, CALL-OUT, ANNOUNCE) verbs in narrative
texts give information about a characters’ actions
sensing (SEE, THINK) or possessing (THAT’S-TYPICAL-OF-THEM, OWN) verbs indicate
what characters think, feel or own
relating verbs identify or describe a noun (for example, HAVE in PRO3 HAVE
LONG-HAIR)
- noticing that some signs modify the meaning of verbs, such as READ CAREFUL and
that these are called adverbs
- contributing examples of signs that tell:
when a verb happens (IN-2-WEEKS PRO1 HOLIDAY or WANT LUNCH NOW)
where a verb happens (PRO3 RUN FAR or COME HERE)
how a verb happens (FAST or SLOW or PRO2 QUICK FINISH)
- noticing that sometimes Auslan signers have information about how a verb
happens through NMFs not separate signs (for example, WRITE-carelessly)
- recognising that a verb group is a group of words built up around a verb that
may include adverbs which modify the meaning of verbs and that adverbs and DSs
can enrich a verb group
- understanding that a clause is one or more signs expressing a single idea and
that a clause has at least one verb, but often one or more nouns as well, for
example:
CALL-him
I called him.
MAN THERE GO-TO POSS3 HOUSE
That man went to his house.
BIG MONSTER SCREAM
A big monster screamed.
(* Auslan video example on this is in
the ACARA website)
- noticing that while word order in sentences is often important for meaning,
there is flexibility in word order in Auslan and that because parts of a
sentence can be signed simultaneously in Auslan, it is hard to establish word
order
- distinguishing between yes/no questions, wh- questions and statements and
their corresponding NMFs