In 2012, Dr. Miako Rankin presented on the topic of “Depiction, Blending, and Constructed Action..Oh My!” as part of Gallaudet University Regional Interpreter Education Center’s “ 2012 Online Learning Community.
The lecture is broken up into two segments which you can access below in the toggles.
Course Objectives
- Introduce concepts from the field of sign language linguistics
- Identify types and produce examples of:
- blending
- depiction
- constructed action/dialogue
- Identify types and produce examples of:
- Explain how blending enhances ASL production
- Present new ways of thinking about “classifiers” and “role-shifting”
- Describe the benefits of a depiction analysis
Visual Description
The three videos are all created using the program Echo.org which allows showing both a video stream and presentation slides.
In the video stream on the right side of the screen, Miako Rankin stands in front of a tan wall making her presentation. She is a white woman wearing a brown blouse covered by a brown jacket with long wavy brown hair that goes down past her shoulders on each side.
The slides show up the left side of the screen.
