The sign 'Student + agent' corresponds to which profession?

The sign 'Student + agent' corresponds to which profession?

• A. Teacher
• B. Musician
• C. Carpenter
• D. Student

Answer: (D)

In ASL, profession signs often come from the action someone does plus a marker for the person who does it. When you pair the idea of studying with the agent concept, you’re naming the person who does that action—the one who studies. That yields a student. If the goal were teacher, musician, or carpenter, you’d use the sign for that specific action (teach, music, build) plus the agent/person marker, rather than the studying action. So the sign described corresponds to a student.

In ASL, profession signs often come from the action someone does plus a marker for the person who does it. When you pair the idea of studying with the agent concept, you’re naming the person who does that action—the one who studies. That yields a student.

If the goal were teacher, musician, or carpenter, you’d use the sign for that specific action (teach, music, build) plus the agent/person marker, rather than the studying action. So the sign described corresponds to a student.