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5 Translation Practice: Interpreting Interrogatives

Review the video in the assignment. You will translate the questions giving the English and ASL glossing for EACH question being signed. There
are 10 questions she is signing. In the next two columns determine the type of question and the missing facing facial expressions that should be
used to convey the meaning. See the example below.

Type of Question (Yes/No or Missing Facial Expressions

Information Seeking Question)
English ASL Glossing (explain the facial expressions
the signer should use)

Ex: Where do you live? YOU LIVE WHERE? Information Seeking Question Scrunched Eyebrows (eyebrows
down/scrunched in)

What is your name? YOU NAME WHAT? information Seeking Question Scrunched eyebrows

How old are you/What age are YOU AGE WHAT? Scrunched eyebrows
Information Seeking Question
you?
How do you go to school? YOU GO SCHOOL HOW? Information Seeking Question Scrunched eyebrows

How many people are in your YOU FAMILY HAVE HOW MANY? Information Seeking Question Scrunched eyebrows
family?

HAVE SISTER YOU? Yes/No Raised Eyebrows

Do you have a sister?

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 YOU SISTER WHAT AGE/HOW
Information Seeking Question Scrunched Eyebrows
How old is your sister? OLD?
Where does your sister go to YOU SISTER GO SCHOOL
Information Seeking Question Scrunched Eyebrows
school? WHERE?
Do you have a job?
HAVE JOB YOU? Yes/no Raised Eyebrows

When does your father arrive YOUR FATHER ARRIVE HOME Information Seeking Question Scrunched Eyebrows
home? WHEN?

Where does he work? HE WORK WHERE? Information Seeking Question Scrunched Eyebrows

Does your brother look like you? LOOK LIKE BROTHER YOU? Yes/no Raised eyebrows

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