L@Chin-ThumbBack Squeeze

American Sign Language

Production

• This one-handed ASL sign is produced as follows:

  1. 

     Posture the dominant hand in the “L” handshape at the chin, thumb of the dominant hand pointing back.

  2. 

     Squeeze

     Repeatedly retract and extend the index finger.
• When used interrogatively, this sign is produced furrowed eyebrows, squinted eyes, head tilted, and a very small headshake (i.e. pivoting slightly from side to side, not nearly so much as that of a “no” gesture).

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
L			Flap-Flap	bent-L
In				In
Close to Body
Center
of Chin

Pronoun

(ASL gloss: WHO)

1. who