- In sign languages,
handshape, or dez,
refers to the
distinctive configurations that the
hands take as they are used to form words. In
Stokoe terminology...
-
extremely common type of
variation is
between the
handshapes /1/, /L/, and /5/ in
signs with one
handshape.
There is also a
distinct variety of ASL used by...
- addition, the dez (
handshape)
symbols below may be used to
indicate that the
location is the p****ive hand in a
specific shape.
Given a
handshape (dez) ⟨D⟩, ⟨QD⟩...
- In sign language, an
initialized sign is one that is
produced with a
handshape(s) that
corresponds to the
fingerspelling of its
equivalent in the locally...
- ****imilating
their handshape. For example, the word W**** has
handshape /B/ with the weak hand and /1/ with the
active hand; the
active hand's
handshape may be changed...
- configuration) from left to right. Its
digits are
representations of
handshapes – or the
configuration of the hand and
fingers –
where the
locatives represent...
- the
bodily function or the
fecal matter. The back of
dominant open b-
handshape flipped out
under chin
literally means "so what?"
Using a
middle finger...
-
building blocks of
signs are
specifications for movement, location, and
handshape. At first, a
separate terminology was used for the
study of sign phonology...
-
minimal pairs,
differing only in (exactly) one of the signs' parameters:
handshape, movement, location, palm orientation, and
nonmanual signal or marker...
-
patterns in
handshape production are more
similar to
conventionalized sign
language handshapes than
hearing individuals’ gestures.
These handshapes are high...
