AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE

THIS PAGE IS FOR ANYONE WHO HAS AN INTEREST IN AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE

"We want that method, whatever it is, that will give us the readiest and quickest means of bringing English words to the eyes of the deaf, and I know of no more expeditious means than a manual alphabet"

Alexander Graham Bell
1888


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HERE ARE A FEW SIGNS WRITTEN OUT, I WILL ADD MORE AS TIME PERMITS


ME= Point the right index finger at yourself. ORIGIN: indicating self
MALE= Grasp the imaginary brim of a hat with your four fingers and thumb.ORIGIN: tipping the hat
FEMALE= Move the inside of the thumb of the right "A" down along the right cheek toward the chin. ORIGIN: represents the old-fashioned bonnet string
YOU= Point the index finger out. For plural, point the index finger out and move it from left to right.ORIGIN: natural sign
YESTERDAY= Touch right side of the chin with thumb of the "Y" hand and describe a semicircle up and back toward the ear. This sign can also be made with the "A" hand. ORIGIN: initial sign moved back to represent time behind you.

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