Ellie is narrating a story in ASL about a cop chasing a thief from location to location. However, as she narrates, viewers get confused as to where the two characters are at any given time. What is likely the problem with Ellie’s storytelling?

Question

Group of answer choices

She’s not being consistent with her indexing.

Her face is not expressive enough.

She is using the wrong cognates.

She’s using too many idioms.

Answer 1

The likely problem with Ellie's storytelling is:

She’s not being consistent with her indexing.

In ASL storytelling, consistent indexing is crucial for establishing and maintaining the locations and characters. If Ellie does not use consistent indexing to indicate where the cop and the thief are, viewers may become confused about their movements and locations.