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In signed languages, prosodic structures is expressed by changes in eye aperture, head movement, body leans, lengthening of signs, cheek puffing, nose wrinkling and hand clasping, among other physical behaviors.
ASL Prosodic Markers
HANDS
- Held handshape
- Hand clasp
- Fingers wiggling
- Hands drop
- Signing space
HEAD AND NECK
- Head tilt
- Head turn
- Head nod
- Head shake
- Side to side
- Neck tensing
This research also studied the number of prosodic markers in a two second presentation. It was redicted there would be around 2 or 3 prosodic markers in a two second interval but it was found there were 7 prosodic markers in a two second presentation. Therefore, prosody is an important skill to learn if one wishes to be clear communicating in ASL.
Articulator Category - Most Frequent Prosodic Markers
Hands Hand Clasp
Head and Neck Head Tilt (F/B)
Eyes, Nose and Mouth Eye Aperture
Body Body Lean
BODY
- Body Lean
- Body Movement
- Visible breath
- Shoulders raise
EYES NOSE and MOUTH
- Eyebrows
- Eye gaze shit
- Eye aperture
- Nose wrinkling
- Mouth gestures
- Puffed cheeks
Research by Brenda Nicodemus (RID
Views July 2008 Vol. 25, Issue 7) has
shown 21 prosodic markers and then
categorized under four articulator groups in ASL.
What is Prosody?
It has an essential role of organizing discourse into smaller units. It provides a way to categorize or show segmentation of idea units. For example, in spoken languages, prosodic markers include intonation, rhythm, tempo, stress, lengthening, volume and pausing.