- 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⟩...
- 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...
- from
American Sign
Language (ASL), but
modifies the
handshapes used in ASL in
order to use the
handshape of the
first letter of the
corresponding English...
- to a
morphological system that can
express events and states. They use
handshape classifiers to
represent movement, location, and shape.
classifiers differ...
- of movement.
Handshape—paralleling consonants, nine
basic handshapes can be
rounded or
unrounded to form a
total of 18
distinct handshapes. Referent—numbering...
-
patterns in
handshape production are more
similar to
conventionalized sign
language handshapes than
hearing individuals’ gestures.
These handshapes are high...
- development. The mind
detects handshape contrasts but
groups similar handshapes together in one category.
Different handshapes are
stored in
other categories...
- The
letters and
digits are
signed as follows. In
informal contexts, the
handshapes are not made as
distinctly as they are in
formal contexts. 1 2 3 4 5 6...
