ASL 280 Final Flashcards
2026-2027
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, What is Fundamental Thrust? a remapping of the field of literature to include an emerging body of literature
composed not for the ear but for the eye
Define 'phonocentrism' the unquestioned orientation that speech and hearing are the only fully human
modalities of language
What are the differences between traditional and sign reading becomes viewing, books become videos, and paper becomes a performing
literature? body; "writing the body"
What consequence has the Deaf/ASL literary movement Change the traditional literature , developed over the years
had on the traditional notion of literature?
What does sign literature force us to do? to rethink the whole notion of literature as it has evolved within the assumption that
human language is exclusively spoken or written
. True or False: At birth, the ability to learn a manual true
language is the same as the ability to learn a spoken
language.
Describe the differences between the original sign for the original sign for poetry is derived from the sign music and that poetry is a form of
POETRY and the new sign for poetry, EXPRESSION verbal music; they decided to use the sign expression to suggest that poems
emerge directly out of the body as offerings from the chest heart and lungs
unmediated by speech or writing
Why is sign literature considered a form of oral literature? no traditional written form and is passed on through a face-to-face performance
tradition
What was the significance of Patrick Graybill translating this was one of only a few moments of crossover between Deaf and hearing poets;
the image of the "hydrogen jukebox"? made it come to life
To what century can the origins of ASL literature be traced early nineteenth century after the founding of the first residential schools for deaf
back? children
In regards to literature, something distinctly different began while many parts of the performance are still English based, several performers
to occur among the artists created original poetry and storytelling in ASL without recourse to English
affiliated with the National Theatre of the Deaf. What was
the change? How did it
influence the relationship between English and sign?
Explain the "different center" of poetic literary standards? toward the unique visual spatial and kinetic dimensions of sign
How did sign linguistics influence the exploration of this it gave them license, affirmation, and a vocabulary from which to explore ASL's
"different center?" different center
Who was a part of the Flying Words Project? What Peter Cook and Kenny Lerner; Cook fused a Beat aesthetic with visual vernacular,
influence did the poetry of Peter Cook have on sign he began to take sign poetry in a new direction, creating alternative poetry
poetry? (p. 10) accessible to both hearing and Deaf audiences
2026-2027
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, What is Fundamental Thrust? a remapping of the field of literature to include an emerging body of literature
composed not for the ear but for the eye
Define 'phonocentrism' the unquestioned orientation that speech and hearing are the only fully human
modalities of language
What are the differences between traditional and sign reading becomes viewing, books become videos, and paper becomes a performing
literature? body; "writing the body"
What consequence has the Deaf/ASL literary movement Change the traditional literature , developed over the years
had on the traditional notion of literature?
What does sign literature force us to do? to rethink the whole notion of literature as it has evolved within the assumption that
human language is exclusively spoken or written
. True or False: At birth, the ability to learn a manual true
language is the same as the ability to learn a spoken
language.
Describe the differences between the original sign for the original sign for poetry is derived from the sign music and that poetry is a form of
POETRY and the new sign for poetry, EXPRESSION verbal music; they decided to use the sign expression to suggest that poems
emerge directly out of the body as offerings from the chest heart and lungs
unmediated by speech or writing
Why is sign literature considered a form of oral literature? no traditional written form and is passed on through a face-to-face performance
tradition
What was the significance of Patrick Graybill translating this was one of only a few moments of crossover between Deaf and hearing poets;
the image of the "hydrogen jukebox"? made it come to life
To what century can the origins of ASL literature be traced early nineteenth century after the founding of the first residential schools for deaf
back? children
In regards to literature, something distinctly different began while many parts of the performance are still English based, several performers
to occur among the artists created original poetry and storytelling in ASL without recourse to English
affiliated with the National Theatre of the Deaf. What was
the change? How did it
influence the relationship between English and sign?
Explain the "different center" of poetic literary standards? toward the unique visual spatial and kinetic dimensions of sign
How did sign linguistics influence the exploration of this it gave them license, affirmation, and a vocabulary from which to explore ASL's
"different center?" different center
Who was a part of the Flying Words Project? What Peter Cook and Kenny Lerner; Cook fused a Beat aesthetic with visual vernacular,
influence did the poetry of Peter Cook have on sign he began to take sign poetry in a new direction, creating alternative poetry
poetry? (p. 10) accessible to both hearing and Deaf audiences
