𝠀πͺŸ

American Sign Language

Etymology

From the typical ASL method of referring to something by pointing to it (deixis).

Production

  • This one-handed ASL sign is produced as follows:
    1. Posture the dominant hand in the β€œ1” handshape about half an arm’s length in front of the shoulder, dominant palm facing down.
    2. Hold the hand still briefly.
  • The sign may also be produced with different palm orientations, but if the radial (thumb-side) edge of the hand faces up, this sign becomes a homophone for 1@InsideChesthigh-RadialUp (β€œyou, he, she, it”).
GUH Hand LUH Hand LUH Move GUH Move GUH Hand LUH Hand
GUH Palm LUH Palm Second Second GUH Palm LUH Palm
GUH Position LUH Separation Third Third
1
Down

Adverb

(ASL gloss: THERE)

  1. there; in that location

Icelandic Sign Language

Production

This ÍTM sign is produced as follows:

  • Posture the dominant hand in the β€œ1” (ÍTM β€œvΓ­si”) handshape about half an arm's length in front of the shoulder, PalmDown.

Letter

  1. the letter S
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