2. What is glossing?
• Glossing: using English to explain how to say ideas in ASL.
• Glossing is not a translation.
• Glossing is writing tool for ASL students to remember signs
• Textbooks and other resources use glossing conventions to
explain vocabulary.
• Glossing is not written ASL. ASL is not a written language.
3. What is glossing?
• Glossing: using English to explain how to say ideas in ASL.
• Glossing is not a translation.
• Glossing is writing tool for ASL students to remember signs
• Textbooks and other resources use glossing conventions to
explain vocabulary.
• Glossing is not written ASL. ASL is not a written language.
4. What is glossing?
• Glossing: using English to explain how to say ideas in ASL.
• Glossing is not a translation.
• Glossing is a writing tool for ASL students to remember signs.
• Textbooks and other resources use glossing conventions to
explain vocabulary.
• Glossing is not written ASL. ASL is not a written language.
5. What is glossing?
• Glossing: using English to explain how to say ideas in ASL.
• Glossing is not a translation.
• Glossing is a writing tool for ASL students to remember signs.
• Textbooks and other resources use glossing conventions to
explain vocabulary.
• Glossing is not written ASL. ASL is not a written language.
6. What is glossing?
• Glossing: using English to explain how to say ideas in ASL.
• Glossing is not a translation.
• Glossing is a writing tool for ASL students to remember signs.
• Textbooks and other resources use glossing conventions to
explain vocabulary.
• Glossing is not written ASL. ASL is not a written language.
symbols
7. What is glossing?
• Glossing: using English to explain how to say ideas in ASL.
• Glossing is not a translation.
• Glossing is a writing tool for ASL students to remember signs.
• Textbooks and other resources use glossing conventions to
explain vocabulary.
• Glossing is not written ASL. ASL is not a written language.
9. What does ASL glossing look like?
Here are 8 examples.
10. What does ASL glossing look like?
Writing in English:
Glossing in ASL:
Example 1
11. What does ASL glossing look like?
My name is Barbara.Writing in English:
Glossing in ASL:
Example 1
12. What does ASL glossing look like?
poss –eyebrows up
My name is Barbara.Writing in English:
Glossing in ASL: ME NAME fs-B-A-R-B-A-R-A
Example 1
13. Gloss ASL in all caps.
What does ASL glossing look like?
poss –eyebrows up
ME NAME fs-B-A-R-B-A-R-A
Example 1
14. Gloss ASL in all caps.
There's no 'is' in ASL, so don't put that in.
What does ASL glossing look like?
poss –eyebrows up
ME NAME fs-B-A-R-B-A-R-A
Example 1
15. Gloss ASL in all caps.
Line above words is a marker for facial expression.
There's no 'is' in ASL, so don't put that in.
What does ASL glossing look like?
poss –eyebrows up
ME NAME fs-B-A-R-B-A-R-A
Example 1
16. Gloss ASL in all caps.
Line above words is a marker for facial expression.
Here, you indicate raising your eyebrows.
There's no 'is' in ASL, so don't put that in.
What does ASL glossing look like?
poss –eyebrows up
ME NAME fs-B-A-R-B-A-R-A
Example 1
17. Gloss ASL in all caps.
Line above words is a marker for facial expression.
Here, you indicate raising your eyebrows.
There's no 'is' in ASL, so don't put that in.
fs = fingerspelling
What does ASL glossing look like?
poss –eyebrows up
ME NAME fs-B-A-R-B-A-R-A
Example 1
18. Gloss ASL in all caps.
Line above words is a marker for facial expression.
Here, you indicate raising your eyebrows.
There's no 'is' in ASL, so don't put that in.
fs = fingerspelling
Dashes in between letters show a word is
fingerspelled.
What does ASL glossing look like?
poss –eyebrows up
ME NAME fs-B-A-R-B-A-R-A
Example 1
25. Amir is tall.Writing in English:
Glossing in ASL: fs-A-M-I-R, HE TALL HE
T
Glossing in ASL
Example 3
26. Amir is tall.Writing in English:
Glossing in ASL: fs-A-M-I-R, HE TALL HE
T
Glossing in ASL
Amir is the topic. Eyebrows up.
Example 3
27. Amir is tall.Writing in English:
Glossing in ASL: fs-A-M-I-R, HE TALL HE
T
Glossing in ASL
Amir is the topic. Eyebrows up.
Fingerspell Amir.
Example 3
33. Ms. Cohen loves black coffee.Writing in English:
Glossing in ASL:
Glossing in ASL
Example 5
34. Ms. Cohen loves black coffee.Writing in English:
Glossing in ASL: BLACK COFFEE, fs-C-O-H-E-N LOVE
Glossing in ASL
Example 5
T
35. Ms. Cohen loves black coffee.Writing in English:
Glossing in ASL: BLACK COFFEE, fs-C-O-H-E-N LOVE
Glossing in ASL
Example 5
T
Coffee is the topic. Raise eyebrows. Also,
put topics at the beginning of sentences.
37. This morning was a normal day.Writing in English:
Glossing in ASL:
Glossing in ASL
Example 6
38. This morning was a normal day.Writing in English:
Glossing in ASL: TODAY MORNING SAME + +
Glossing in ASL
Example 6
T
39. This morning was a normal day.Writing in English:
Glossing in ASL: TODAY MORNING SAME + +
Glossing in ASL
Example 6
T
Raise eyebrows for this morning, the topic.
40. This morning was a normal day.Writing in English:
Glossing in ASL: TODAY MORNING SAME + +
Glossing in ASL
Example 6
T
Raise eyebrows for this morning, the topic.
+ + means repeat the sign 'same'.
42. Is your ASL book really thick?Writing in English:
Glossing in ASL:
Glossing in ASL
Example 7
43. Is your ASL book really thick?Writing in English:
Glossing in ASL: YOUR ASL BOOK CL:C
Glossing in ASL
Example 7
q
44. Is your ASL book really thick?Writing in English:
Glossing in ASL: YOUR ASL BOOK CL:C
Glossing in ASL
Example 7
q
Use the C classifier handshape to
indicate how thick the book is.
45. Is your ASL book really thick?Writing in English:
Glossing in ASL: YOUR ASL BOOK CL:C
Glossing in ASL
Example 7
Raise eyebrows for yes or no question
q
Use the C classifier handshape to
indicate how thick the book is.
47. Don't you know my sister?Writing in English:
Glossing in ASL:
Glossing in ASL
Example 8
48. Don't you know my sister?Writing in English:
Glossing in ASL: MY SISTER YOU DON'T-KNOW SHE
Glossing in ASL
Example 8
q
49. Don't you know my sister?Writing in English:
Glossing in ASL: MY SISTER YOU DON'T-KNOW SHE
Glossing in ASL
Example 8
q
Use the dash between don't and know to show it is one single gesture.
50. Don't you know my sister?Writing in English:
Glossing in ASL: MY SISTER YOU DON'T-KNOW SHE
Glossing in ASL
Example 8
q
Use the dash between don't and know to show it is one single gesture.
Use yes no question facial
expression. Eyebrows up.
53. DON'T-- KNOW –Use a dash to show multiple words as one gesture.
+ + –Use plus to show repeated signs
q (y/nq or whq) –Question expression
n – Negative marker. Shake your head, "No."
t –Topic marker. Raise your eyebrows.
fs –Fingerspell the word. Use hypens.
CL –Use a classifier sign, e.g., CL:3 for vehicle,
CL:V for a standing person,
CL:bent V for a sitting person
CL: BB for a flat surface
Glossing in ASL
54. DON'T-- KNOW –Use a dash to show multiple words as one gesture.
+ + –Use plus to show repeated signs
q (y/nq or whq) –Question expression
n – Negative marker. Shake your head, "No."
t –Topic marker. Raise your eyebrows.
fs –Fingerspell the word. Use hypens.
CL –Use a classifier sign, e.g., CL:3 for vehicle,
CL:V for a standing person,
CL:bent V for a sitting person
CL: BB for a flat surface
Glossing in ASL
55. DON'T-- KNOW –Use a dash to show multiple words as one gesture.
+ + –Use plus to show repeated signs
q (y/nq or whq) –Question expression
n – Negative marker. Shake your head, "No."
t –Topic marker. Raise your eyebrows.
fs –Fingerspell the word. Use hypens.
CL –Use a classifier sign, e.g., CL:3 for vehicle,
CL:V for a standing person,
CL:bent V for a sitting person
CL: BB for a flat surface
Glossing in ASL
56. DON'T-- KNOW –Use a dash to show multiple words as one gesture.
+ + –Use plus to show repeated signs
q (y/nq or whq) –Question expression
n – Negative marker. Shake your head, "No."
t –Topic marker. Raise your eyebrows.
fs –Fingerspell the word. Use hypens.
CL –Use a classifier sign, e.g., CL:3 for vehicle,
CL:V for a standing person,
CL:bent V for a sitting person
CL: BB for a flat surface
Glossing in ASL
57. DON'T-- KNOW –Use a dash to show multiple words as one gesture.
+ + –Use plus to show repeated signs
q (y/nq or whq) –Question expression
n – Negative marker. Shake your head, "No."
t –Topic marker. Raise your eyebrows.
fs –Fingerspell the word. Use hypens.
CL –Use a classifier sign, e.g., CL:3 for vehicle,
CL:V for a standing person,
CL:bent V for a sitting person
CL: BB for a flat surface
Glossing in ASL
58. DON'T-- KNOW –Use a dash to show multiple words as one gesture.
+ + –Use plus to show repeated signs
q (y/nq or whq) –Question expression
n – Negative marker. Shake your head, "No."
t –Topic marker. Raise your eyebrows.
fs –Fingerspell the word. Use hypens.
CL –Use a classifier sign, e.g., CL:3 for vehicle,
CL:V for a standing person,
CL:bent V for a sitting person
CL: BB for a flat surface
Glossing in ASL
59. DON'T-- KNOW –Use a dash to show multiple words as one gesture.
+ + –Use plus to show repeated signs
q (y/nq or whq) –Question expression
n – Negative marker. Shake your head, "No."
t –Topic marker. Raise your eyebrows.
fs –Fingerspell the word. Use hypens.
CL –Use a classifier sign, e.g., CL:3 for vehicle,
CL:V for a standing person,
CL:bent V for a sitting person
CL: BB for a flat surface
ALWAYS USE CAPITAL LETTERS TO GLOSS IN ASL.
Glossing in ASL
60. DON'T-- KNOW –Use a dash to show multiple words as one gesture.
+ + –Use plus to show repeated signs
q (y/nq or whq) –Question expression
n – Negative marker. Shake your head, "No."
t –Topic marker. Raise your eyebrows.
fs –Fingerspell the word. Use hypens.
CL –Use a classifier sign, e.g., CL:3 for vehicle,
CL:V for a standing person,
CL:bent V for a sitting person
CL: BB for a flat surface
ALWAYS USE CAPITAL LETTERS TO GLOSS IN ASL.
Glossing in ASL