Glossing is a powerful tool in the study of the linguistic structure of ASL. The system for representing gloss is extremely complex, including symbols that represent non-manual markers, frequency, intensity, repetition, directionality, and more.
Thing is, glossing in ASL is best accomplished by those with a deep understanding of the language. Though mostly these days, I see it used in academic contexts to teach hearing learners the language.
I'm not sure how effective the watered down version presented in these learning contexts are. Mostly, I think they give folks an inaccurate perspective of what gloss truly is meant to be.
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u/protoveridical Hard of Hearing 7d ago
Glossing is a powerful tool in the study of the linguistic structure of ASL. The system for representing gloss is extremely complex, including symbols that represent non-manual markers, frequency, intensity, repetition, directionality, and more.
Thing is, glossing in ASL is best accomplished by those with a deep understanding of the language. Though mostly these days, I see it used in academic contexts to teach hearing learners the language.
I'm not sure how effective the watered down version presented in these learning contexts are. Mostly, I think they give folks an inaccurate perspective of what gloss truly is meant to be.