ASL 213-Comparative Linguistics: American Sign Language and English

3 credit hours – Three hours weekly; one term.
Explore the basic concepts of American Sign Language linguistics in phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics and discourse structures as compared to English. Develop sign variations as a result of gender, race, geography, social class and language acquisition.

Prerequisite(s): ASL 212 with a grade of C or better or permission of department chair.