BentB@BackFinger-PalmBack-BentB@CenterChesthigh-PalmBack BentB@Ulnar-PalmUp-BentB@CenterChesthigh-PalmUp
American Sign Language
editProduction
edit- This two-handed ASL sign is produced as follows:
- Move both hands to the following posture by rotating the finger tips upward and the thumbs away from each other.
- Hold both hands briefly in this posture.
Hold-move chart for BentB@BackFinger-PalmBack-BentB@CenterChesthigh-PalmBack BentB@Ulnar-PalmUp-BentB@CenterChesthigh-PalmUp
dominant hand |
type contour |
hold |
move straight (str) |
hold | |
Hand configuration Part of hand
Proximity Spatial relation Contact location Part of hand facing |
‘bent B’ (B^u) back of finger (BKFI) back of hand (BK) |
see appendix (B~u) ulnar edge of hand (UL) back of hand (BK) | |||
nondominant hand |
type
|
hold |
move straight (str) |
hold | |
Hand configuration Part of hand
Proximity Spatial relation Contact location Part of hand facing |
‘bent B’ (B^u) whole hand back of hand (BK) |
see appendix (B~u) whole hand back of hand (BK) |
- Stokoe: B⊤B⊤ ɑ
Adverb
edit- (interrogative) how
- (rhetorical) how; by; with; using; used to introduce a relative clause that describes the manner of the action of the main clause
- 1@Sternum-FingerBack 1@SideChesthigh-TipFingerUp-1@SideChesthigh-TipFingerUp 1@NearSideChesthigh-TipFingerBack-1@NearSideChesthigh-TipFingerBack C@NearThumb-TipUp-C@NearCenterChesthigh-TipUp C@NearUlnar-PalmBack-C@CenterChesthigh-PalmBack BentB@BackFinger-PalmBack-BentB@CenterChesthigh-PalmBack BentB@Ulnar-PalmUp-BentB@CenterChesthigh-PalmUp B@Side-PalmForward H@Side-PalmForward S@Side-PalmForward
- (ASL gloss) ME COME CLASS HOW? B-U-S
- “I come to class by bus.”
Usage notes
edit- (interrogative “how?”): In this sense, the sign usually appears at the beginning of a sentence, with the eyebrows furrowed for the duration of the question.
- (rhetorical “how”): In this sense, the sign usually appears at the beginning of the relative clause, with the eyebrows are raised only during this sign. The rest of the clause then either is unmarked with regard to non-manual signals or is marked by a slow, repeating head nod.