Fingerspelling with ASL

Abstract

Chris Douglas created this presentation for his DFST 308 class, American Sign Language, during the fall of 2025

This video includes

1. Fingerspelling and Number usage: Beyond Handshape Sequences
2. Contrasting Fingerspelling Models: the Cipher Model and the Dynamic Model.
3. Perception Study Analysis of Geer and Keane (2014) study on second-language learners.
4. Linguistic Concepts and Examples: Nativized Loanword, Rule-Governed Variation