Transition Markers

Importance of Transition Markers
1. show which comments belong to which topics
  1. help listener have a clear understanding, how sentences and comments relate, & know when a topic has ended and a new one begins
    1. Issues to consider: how the current point/topic relates to the previous one?, how the information is being presented?, what transition word(s) would clarify this relationship?
      1. ASL: well, happen, finish, inform you, know-that, now, anyway, understand, fine, but, #so
      2. English: pauses and words (OK, fine, now, so, and, well, likewise, however, although, for example, therefore, consequently, because, since, first, next, subsequently)
Transition Markers in ASL
1. Problem: marker not recognized so info remains connected to previous
2. ASL (topic ending): pause, slight head nod, clasp hands, drop hands
  1. SIGNS: anyway, push-aside, next, enumerating & moving to a new finger
    1. NOW & KNOW-THAT introduce new topic
    2. ANYWAY EXAMPLE
    3. INFORM-YOU w/ signer leaning body to side indicates aside in narrative: "by the way" w/ drop in pitch
3. English: pauses or words (now, ok, next, then, so)
  1. "and" DOES NOT, implies more information is to come
Conjunctions
1. WRONG (w/ twisting movement on chin): "without warning", "suddenly", "unexpectedly", "all of a sudden", "abruptly"
2. HAPPEN: "just so happened that", "when", show relationship between sentences/clauses, "and then" connects 2 thoughts
3. HIT: means something happened unexpectedly (cause before conveys expected while cause after conveys what not expected), :turned out that", "ran into" implies event unplanned, "it turned out", "suddenly", "by surprise", "unforeseen", "unanticipated"
4. FRUSTRATE: used after statement of something that signer had hoped to be/do/get but was prevented from, "disappointed", "annoyed", "saddened"
The Word Ok
1. English relies heavily
  1. 1. in dialogue as a response before talking own turn of talk, ASL do not usually sign OK but would nod head vigorously
    1. 2. to show understanding, ASL might use FINE
      1. 3. as an affirmative answer to question, ASL use SURE/YES/OK
        4. to show confirmation & agreement, ASL use GOOD
        5. in pre-closings & closing of conversation
        6. as an attempt to gain the floor or keep floor, ASL users raise hand, palm out, body moves forward, or nod more
        7. by a group leader in order to close proceedings or to finish one topic before moving on to a new one. ASL users sign ANYWAY/NOW/NEXT, use slight head nod, or use "push away to side" sign
linguistic features used to help determine the shift from old information to new information or when a speaker is moving on
1. Alyssa Fletcher Chapter 9 11/14/16

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