SLNG 2320 - Structure of American Sign Language (ASL)

Credit Hours: 3
Contact Hours - Lecture: 2 Lab: 3
Topics include spoken and signed language; the structure of sounds/signs, words, sentences, and meanings; language in culture and society; language acquisition and processing; and variations in the structure of American Sign Language will be studied according to region, social class, ethnicity, age, and sex.
Prerequisite: SGNL 2301.
Student Learning Outcomes
1 - Define language, linguistics, American Sign Language and identify the basic characteristics of any language, spoken or signed. 2 - Defend American Sign Language as a language. 3 - Explain the meaning of syntax and linguistics. 4 - Compare/contrast phonology and morphology, high and low variety in American Sign Language and mouth morpheme.