Name: Classifiers - 3.02 Minutes
Price: 10 usd
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What you’ll gain

Treat classifiers as visual tools for describing what is happening.

Represent people

Learn how person classifiers can represent individuals and show where they are, how they move, and how they interact with their surroundings.

Represent vehicles and objects

See how classifiers can represent vehicles and other objects in space, including their position, direction, and movement.

Show location

Learn to establish objects and people in signing space so that their relationships remain clear throughout a description.

Who’s it for

Learners who know individual signs but want to become better at describing people, objects, and movement visually.

The beginner

You are learning what classifiers are and want a clear foundation before trying to use them in conversation.

The developing signer

You understand the basic concept but struggle to choose the appropriate classifier or connect classifiers naturally to the rest of your signing.

The learner

You have memorized classifier hand shapes but aren’t sure when or how they should actually be used.

What is in the lesson

Five passes through classifiers.

In a format that works

High-quality video

Instant access

Watch on any device

Part: 1

Person classifiers

Learn how classifiers can represent people and communicate their position, movement, and relationship to other elements in a scene.

Part: 2

Representing vehicles

See how vehicles can be represented visually and how movement and direction can be incorporated into the description.

Part: 3

Showing location

Learn how signing space can establish where people and objects are located and how those locations can be referenced later.

Part: 4

Showing size and shape

Explore how classifiers communicate physical characteristics that would otherwise require a longer verbal description.

Part: 5

Putting it together

Bring people, objects, movement, and spatial relationships together to create clearer visual descriptions.

Why it works

Classifiers make more sense when you understand what they are doing, rather than simply memorizing which hand shapes goes with which noun.

Visual, not mechanical

The lesson focuses on what classifiers communicate in space, not just what the hands are doing.

Built around examples

See classifiers used in context so you can understand how they function in actual signing.

Easier to recall

Once you understand the visual purpose behind a classifier, choosing and using it becomes more intuitive.

Classifiers – 3.02 Minutes