Use this video to learn questions in Auslan (Australian sign language) In Auslan, there are three types of questions that are asked. • Yes/No questions – “Are you a teacher?” • Information questions – “Where do you live?” • Rhetorical questions – to break up information. There are rules for the manner in which the questions are asked. Yes/No Questions: • Body leans forward • Eyebrows are raised • Eyes opened wide Information Questions: • Body leans back • Eyebrows are low • Eyes squint Rhetorical Questions: These are usually used when a speaker is giving a long block of information. It breaks it up and becomes easier to follow. In this situation the speaker asks a question and then answers it themselves immediately. There are no rules for facial expression and body position when using rhetorical questions. In the video, I give an example of each type of question: • Yes/No questions – “Are you a teacher?” (TEACHER YOU?) • Information questions – “Where do you live?” (YOU LIVE WHERE?) • Rhetorical questions – to break up information. (I LOVE SWIMMING WHY? TO BECOME STRONG AND FIT – GOOD) In this example I should really have signed ‘SWIMMING I LOVE’ because the topic is supposed to go first. This video is part of my free online Auslan course. To access the entire course, and additional lessons that are not taught via video, please visit my website, https://helloasphyxia.wordpress.com/ To learn more about what it is really like to be Deaf, details about the Deaf community and how Auslan is used by Deaf people, read my book, Future Girl, https://tinyurl.com/yd27a39k