ASL Grammar Lessons

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01ASL signer showing facial grammar with clear hands and faceStart HereNon-Manual MarkerLearn beginner lessons about facial grammar, question faces, eyebrow markers, and head position.0 of 10 lessonsOpen lessons
02ASL signer using a headshake and frown for negationBasicNegation and Affirmation through Facial GrammarLearn how headshakes, headnods, and negative signs work with the hands to show no, not, yes, and emphasis.0 of 4 lessonsOpen lessons
03ASL signer showing a flat B handshape for possessionBasicPossessionLearn the beginner ASL possession patterns: flat B hand possessives, his and theirs, HAVE for owning, and name possession.0 of 4 lessonsOpen lessons
04Close-up of an ASL signer using rounded OO lips for small or thinBasicMouth MorphemesLearn how ASL mouth shapes show size, effort, carelessness, success, impact, distance, and duration.0 of 12 lessonsOpen lessons
05ASL signer showing a clear number handshape for quantity in pluralizationBasicPluralizationLearn beginner ways ASL shows more than one thing, using numbers, quantity signs, number blends, plural pronouns, and classifier space.0 of 4 lessonsOpen lessons
06ASL signer showing a directional verb moving toward the receiverBasicDirectional VerbsLearn how ASL verbs like GIVE, HELP, TELL, ASK, SHOW, SEND, TAKE, and BORROW can move through signing space to show who is doing what to whom.0 of 3 lessonsOpen lessons
07ASL signer showing the PERSON ending for job signs with clear handsBasicAgent Marker and Profession SignsLearn when ASL job signs use the PERSON ending, and when profession signs are already complete without it.0 of 3 lessonsOpen lessons
08ASL signer showing a small repeated noun movement and a larger action movementPracticeSome noun vs VerbLearn how ASL hand movement changes meaning in certain related noun/verb signs, without assuming every noun double taps.0 of 1 lessonsOpen lessons
09ASL signer showing CL:1 for people and pathsBasicClassifiersLearn how ASL classifiers use handshape, space, movement, and orientation to show people, vehicles, surfaces, objects, crowds, and natural elements.0 of 11 lessonsOpen lessons
10ASL signer setting up a topic with raised eyebrows for advanced non-manual marker lessonsAdvancedAdvanced Non-Manual MarkersPractice topic-comment sentences, if-then grammar, rhetorical questions, emotion layering, and role shift.0 of 5 lessonsOpen lessons