Which option correctly identifies a type of classifier?

Which option correctly identifies a type of classifier?

• A. Body
• B. Numeral
• C. Temporal
• D. Adverb

Answer: (A)

Classifiers in ASL are ways to convey information about size, shape, movement, and location by using specific handshapes and motions. A body classifier uses the signer's own body as the reference point, letting you depict how something relates to a person or how a person is moving, by tracing or representing the body itself. This is a distinct category from other signs that convey quantity (numeral), time (temporal), or general adverbial meaning, which are not classifier types. For example, you might use a body classifier to show a person walking by outlining your own body and then moving in a walking pattern, rather than signing the person’s name or the action in a non-classifier way. That’s why body is the correct type here.

Classifiers in ASL are ways to convey information about size, shape, movement, and location by using specific handshapes and motions. A body classifier uses the signer's own body as the reference point, letting you depict how something relates to a person or how a person is moving, by tracing or representing the body itself. This is a distinct category from other signs that convey quantity (numeral), time (temporal), or general adverbial meaning, which are not classifier types. For example, you might use a body classifier to show a person walking by outlining your own body and then moving in a walking pattern, rather than signing the person’s name or the action in a non-classifier way. That’s why body is the correct type here.