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Abstract This PDE discusses an aspect of linguistic use of adverbial morphemes as applied to a single case study of Tactile American Sign Language (TASL) as used by some American Deaf- Blind signers. TASL, a variation of the visual language recognized as American Sign Language (ASL), is not visually based. Significantly, the term TASL, while descriptive of the language used by deaf-blind persons, is not officially recognized among the members of this community. For the purposes of this study, the use of the term TASL describes not only an approach towards building a bridge of understanding of the cultural norms and language habits of deaf-blind persons, but as well, this study affords a locus for the improvement of the interpreting process for the American deaf-blind community. In ASL adverbial morphemes occur on the face and are non-manual signals that the Deaf- Blind signer does not see. This requires the ASL signer to make a slight modification, from these “invisible” non-manual morphemes to a tactile morpheme. The researcher presents a structural analysis of a conversation between two Deaf-Blind subjects with Usher’s Syndrome Type I who have used TASL for at least ten years. The study is based on a 50-minute videotaped conversation utilizing multiple video views of key angles for a detailed analysis of tactile components, non-manual signals and signing space. Accrued data concentrates on six fundamental features of adverbial morphemes intrinsic to TASL: manner/degree, time, duration, purpose, frequency, and place/position/direction. A total of 284 sign sequences were observed and analyzed comparing the tactile signing with the same message signed in visual American Sign Language.
PDE – Steven D. Collins Acknowledgement Acknowledgments While a graduate student majoring in interpreting, I became involved with the Deaf-Blind community. I wish to thank the Deaf-Blind community for welcoming me into their community, sharing their experiences, and allowing me to research their language. I wish to thank Mr. Randall Hogue and Dr. Ceil Lucas for the time they took to support me through this process. Additionally I thank Ms. Heather Johnson who was willing to pose for example pictures for this PDE. I especially want to thank the late Dr. Clayton Valli who was my peer on this project and who provided me with many years of mentoring, as well as being a good friend. I thank Dr. Val Dively for her insightful input on nonmanual signals. Thanks, also, to Gallaudet University for allowing me to use their equipment and lab resources during the collection of data for this project. Lastly, I wish to thank my family for all their support and encouragement in accomplishing this task. A big thank you is due Mr. Ed Singer who, with his coaching and support, I have finished this project.
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