1^o-f@IpsiChest-FingerBack RoundHoriz 1^o-f@ContraChest-FingerBack
American Sign Language
editAlternative forms
edit- (shifted toward the dominant side to indicate that the non-first-person members are literally or figuratively on the dominant side of the signer) 1^o-f@IpsiChest-FingerBack RoundHoriz 1^o-f@Chest-FingerBack
- (shifted toward the nondominant side to indicate that the non-first-person members are literally or figuratively on the nondominant side of the signer) 1^o-f@Chest-FingerBack RoundHoriz 1^o-f@ContraChest-FingerBack
Etymology
editFrom the typical ASL method of referring to a group by pointing to it with a sweeping motion.
Production
edit- This one-handed ASL sign is produced as follows:
- Move the hand in a horizontal arc forward then to the nondominant side.
- Hold the hand still briefly.
- To indicate that the non-first-person members of the group are literally or figuratively located somewhere, the signer may lean his or her body and shift the contact point toward that location.
Pronoun
edit(ASL gloss: US, WE, PRO-PL-1, PRO-PL→1)
Usage notes
editThis sign is used when the number of people in the group is large or unknown. For small groups (depending on the signer, groups sized two through five or two through nine, including the signer), specific signs like K@NearCenterChesthigh-PalmUp Nod (“the two of us”) and 3@NearCenterChesthigh-PalmUp CirclesHoriz (“the three of us”) are typically used instead.
Related terms
edit- FlatB@IpsiChest-RadialBack RoundHoriz FlatB@ContraChest-UlnarBack (“our”)
- OpenA@IpsiChest-TipHandBack RoundHoriz OpenA@ContraChest-TipHandBack (“ourselves”)
- A@IpsiChest-RadialBack RoundHoriz A@ContraChest-RadialBack (“we only”)
- 1^o-f@Sternum-FingerBack (“me”)
- 1@Left1Chesthigh-FingerForward 1@Right1Chesthigh-FingerForward (“them, you all”)
See also
edit- K@NearCenterChesthigh-PalmUp Nod (“the two of us”)
- 3@NearCenterChesthigh-PalmUp CirclesHoriz (“the three of us”)
- 4@NearCenterChesthigh-PalmUp CirclesHoriz (“the four of us”)
- 5@NearCenterChesthigh-PalmUp CirclesHoriz (“the five of us”)
- 6@NearCenterChesthigh-PalmUp CirclesHoriz (“the six of us”)
- 7@NearCenterChesthigh-PalmUp CirclesHoriz (“the seven of us”)
- 8@NearCenterChesthigh-PalmUp CirclesHoriz (“the eight of us”)
- 9@NearCenterChesthigh-PalmUp CirclesHoriz (“the nine of us”)