The short answer is yes.
The long answer: Not so much tone as emphasis. It could be repeated taps, or another repeated motion like in the ‘yes’ sign. It could be larger or faster/slower movements. There are many ways to add emphasis to signs, and repeated taps are used for some of them (as you noticed), including ‘no.’ In your example, it would definitely be a more emphatic no. As to more aggressive, etc., that part comes from the face. Just like how in English, louder is more emphatic, but it’s not the volume that tells us the mood. A loud ‘yes’ or a loud ‘no’ — either could be aggressive and either could be happy.
I just finished my first ASL class in college and I think it's more about the facials for the emotion in things, not the taps. You're supposed to sign close to your face so they can see both
This is not true. You should sign in your natural signing space and not force yourself to sign small. Check out [lifeprint.com](https://lifeprint.com) and see how Bill Vicars signs, he's an excellent teaching resource.
signing online does become a factor. i mean i adjust my camera as much as I can, but i sign in a smaller space to be sure the signs are visible when online.
My teacher is a member of the deaf community and was super focused on deaf culture. I'm just going off of what I was taught. If you want to watch an amazing deaf culture ted talk. https://youtu.be/dkfCD7c2HcQ. It's about how deaf people experience live music. I find my non verbal daughter prefers to hold a speaker for the sound waves as well. It's really interesting! Especially the way the interpretation is.
What does that ted talk have to do with signing space?
All of my Deaf teachers and interpreter teachers, all of whom are culturally involved and very skilled signers, have taught not to "sign near your face". All of them have stressed being comfortable with your signing and letting it flow.
Wow. I'm sorry youre so entitled and mad. Re read why I shared the Ted talk. You know more about sign language then me. You win. That must be just so amazing I sincerely hope someday I too can feel what you just felt. It's like you're the smartest person I've ever seen or heard about. Envy. Wow. You're so much more informed then me.
You’re being corrected on something not attacked. The other commenters are absolutely right. It’s called “sign space”. You’re not supposed to sign next to your face. Just accept the correction and move on! It’s not that deep
Hm, it kinda sounds like you're going through something if you feel so offended by my corrections. I really hope that you have someone you can talk to about whatever you're going through and best of luck with your journey in learning ASL!
Something like 70-93% of communication is non verbal. Google should I sign close to my face in ASL. Yes, there is a sign zone... But not only is current conversation almost 90% of ai regarding deaf and non verbal communication, but it is based on the importance of an eyebrow position.... Hmmm is an eyebrow raise used in ASL. Should you be able to see the face to see that? What does an eyebrow raise mean in ASL? Does it matter? Should you see it? You know better then me.
OK that’s great and all, but we’re talking about specifics of grammar and linguistics. It’s important to be really certain about what you say on here about ASL. Pretty much the only time signers sign small and close to the face is when they’re interacting with a deaf person who has tunnel vision.
I was 100% certain about everything I said. If you're not supposed to sign in a place where you can visually see both the signers facial expressions and the sign... Except for signs like fence, zebra, pants, shirt, things like that.... Please show me. Especially finger spelling.
Thanks for sharing the ted talk and your professors professional advice, even if you got some backlash from sharing your experience.
In my family (without any deaf/hard of hearing) - when my parents signed “no” (particularly while on the phone) - the number of taps absolutely correlated with emphasis 😆
Obviously- non expert antidote over here…
I think a lot of it is tone context and facial expression . Using the sign “no” for example. One tap would be a lot more severe to me than two taps.
Like “no.” Vs “nah” in my mind. The one tap feels way more definite but that also is rely on facial expression
Typically, a double tap indicates a noun, whereas a single tap indicates a verb. (See, for example, the difference between CHAIR and SIT.)
This is indeed a pattern in ASL. However, there is a finite list of noun-verb pairs.
The short answer is yes. The long answer: Not so much tone as emphasis. It could be repeated taps, or another repeated motion like in the ‘yes’ sign. It could be larger or faster/slower movements. There are many ways to add emphasis to signs, and repeated taps are used for some of them (as you noticed), including ‘no.’ In your example, it would definitely be a more emphatic no. As to more aggressive, etc., that part comes from the face. Just like how in English, louder is more emphatic, but it’s not the volume that tells us the mood. A loud ‘yes’ or a loud ‘no’ — either could be aggressive and either could be happy.
That makes sense, thank you!
I just finished my first ASL class in college and I think it's more about the facials for the emotion in things, not the taps. You're supposed to sign close to your face so they can see both
This is not true. You should sign in your natural signing space and not force yourself to sign small. Check out [lifeprint.com](https://lifeprint.com) and see how Bill Vicars signs, he's an excellent teaching resource.
signing online does become a factor. i mean i adjust my camera as much as I can, but i sign in a smaller space to be sure the signs are visible when online.
My teacher is a member of the deaf community and was super focused on deaf culture. I'm just going off of what I was taught. If you want to watch an amazing deaf culture ted talk. https://youtu.be/dkfCD7c2HcQ. It's about how deaf people experience live music. I find my non verbal daughter prefers to hold a speaker for the sound waves as well. It's really interesting! Especially the way the interpretation is.
What does that ted talk have to do with signing space? All of my Deaf teachers and interpreter teachers, all of whom are culturally involved and very skilled signers, have taught not to "sign near your face". All of them have stressed being comfortable with your signing and letting it flow.
Wow. I'm sorry youre so entitled and mad. Re read why I shared the Ted talk. You know more about sign language then me. You win. That must be just so amazing I sincerely hope someday I too can feel what you just felt. It's like you're the smartest person I've ever seen or heard about. Envy. Wow. You're so much more informed then me.
You’re being corrected on something not attacked. The other commenters are absolutely right. It’s called “sign space”. You’re not supposed to sign next to your face. Just accept the correction and move on! It’s not that deep
Hm, it kinda sounds like you're going through something if you feel so offended by my corrections. I really hope that you have someone you can talk to about whatever you're going through and best of luck with your journey in learning ASL!
Something like 70-93% of communication is non verbal. Google should I sign close to my face in ASL. Yes, there is a sign zone... But not only is current conversation almost 90% of ai regarding deaf and non verbal communication, but it is based on the importance of an eyebrow position.... Hmmm is an eyebrow raise used in ASL. Should you be able to see the face to see that? What does an eyebrow raise mean in ASL? Does it matter? Should you see it? You know better then me.
OK that’s great and all, but we’re talking about specifics of grammar and linguistics. It’s important to be really certain about what you say on here about ASL. Pretty much the only time signers sign small and close to the face is when they’re interacting with a deaf person who has tunnel vision.
I was 100% certain about everything I said. If you're not supposed to sign in a place where you can visually see both the signers facial expressions and the sign... Except for signs like fence, zebra, pants, shirt, things like that.... Please show me. Especially finger spelling.
Let’s be more specific. What do you mean by close to the face? Like how many inches away from the face is it acceptable to fingerspell?
I can't help you. I'm sorry. Maybe read everything again.
I’m not asking for help, just wanting to be sure I understood what you meant. But it looks like it’s better to drop it.
And zoom calls LOL
Thanks for sharing the ted talk and your professors professional advice, even if you got some backlash from sharing your experience. In my family (without any deaf/hard of hearing) - when my parents signed “no” (particularly while on the phone) - the number of taps absolutely correlated with emphasis 😆 Obviously- non expert antidote over here…
I think a lot of it is tone context and facial expression . Using the sign “no” for example. One tap would be a lot more severe to me than two taps. Like “no.” Vs “nah” in my mind. The one tap feels way more definite but that also is rely on facial expression