Video: https://youtu.be/wqSdXsJxW_s It’s been a while since my last ASL Ponderings. Hello and welcome to Vlogmas day two and ASL Ponderings. Today, I want to talk about numbers and how you can change signs depending on context. I won’t be going in-depth about this, because I feel like this is something a lot of people canContinue reading “Numbers | ASL Ponderings/Vlogmas Day 2”
Category Archives: ASL Ponderings
Birthday, Strawberry, Garbage, Hospital, Pretend | Regional Signs
Video: https://youtu.be/kd_w7ndjRpw This is for Deaf Awareness Month, but it’s also the start of a new series! Welcome to my new series, Regional Signs. Yes, there is such a thing. People think that ASL is exactly the same everywhere. Well. Let me tell you right now, it’s not. Yeah, it’s true, there’s a lot more standardized signs.Continue reading “Birthday, Strawberry, Garbage, Hospital, Pretend | Regional Signs”
Sign Names | ASL Ponderings + Deaf Awareness Month
Video: https://youtu.be/J5TFvlWeBjw So… I’m finally getting around to Deaf Awareness Month videos. Oops! Hello and welcome to a crash course in sign names. This is an ASL Ponderings slash Deaf Awareness Month video. I’m going to start with the basics: what is a sign name? In the signing community, sign names are a way to identify whoContinue reading “Sign Names | ASL Ponderings + Deaf Awareness Month”
Tattoos | ASL Ponderings
Video: https://youtu.be/gvTSIyNVZis Guess I’m kind of doing once a week now? *groans* I want to try to post more than that, but I just haven’t been feeling it lately. Hello and welcome. It’s been a while since my last ASL Ponderings. So here’s a new one! Today, I want to talk about tattoos. The idea for thisContinue reading “Tattoos | ASL Ponderings”
Suffixes | ASL Ponderings
I discuss how suffixes affect how ASL signs are done.
Geographical Representation | ASL Ponderings
Video: https://youtu.be/DoJe-4c7WmE New ASL ponderings! Hello and welcome. Today I want to talk about something that sometimes is confusing to ASL students. As you saw from the title, I want to talk about signs relating to geography. I sometimes will see people think that you need to sign it as the other person would seeContinue reading “Geographical Representation | ASL Ponderings”
Taking on Roles | ASL Ponderings
Video: https://youtu.be/A0fjkne_UxE Hello and welcome! Today I want to talk about something I noticed while I was doing captions on my videos. When I saw it, I thought, “Hey that might be good for putting in ASL Ponderings.” So here you go! I noticed this specifically when I was doing captions on my book videos.Continue reading “Taking on Roles | ASL Ponderings”
Symbols of Representation | ASL Ponderings
Video: https://youtu.be/DirMyjDOIHU I’m going to try to do this with minimal editing, because I’m on a time crunch and I don’t want to take 500 years doing this post/video. So. Hello and welcome! Today’s another ASL Ponderings. What I want to talk about today is representation of a community. Now, if you don’t know, lately, there’sContinue reading “Symbols of Representation | ASL Ponderings”
Sound in Sign | ASL Ponderings
A new ASL Ponderings is here! Also, this is my 200th video! No full blog post, all about the signs.