FlatB@Chesthigh-FingerUp
American Sign Language
editAlternative forms
edit- (with the “open B” handshape) OpenB@Chesthigh-FingerUp
- (in various orientations corresponding to the location of the literal or figurative referent) FlatB@Left1Chesthigh-FingerUpPalmLeft1, FlatB@CenterChesthigh-FingerUpPalmForward, FlatB@Right2Chesthigh-FingerUpPalmRight2, ....
Etymology
editThis sign uses the same handshape as all ASL possessives, e.g. FlatB@Chest-PalmBack (“my, mine”), and FlatB@Chesthigh-FingerUp RoundHoriz (“their”). Its location and orientation index the referent (the possessor).
Production
edit- This one-handed ASL sign is produced as follows:
- Posture the dominant hand in the “flat B” handshape about half an arm’s length in front of the chest, extended finger(s) of the dominant hand pointing up. The palm faces the literal or figurative location of the referent (the possessor).
Adjective
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Noun
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Related terms
edit- FlatB@Chesthigh-FingerUp RoundHoriz (“their, theirs”)
- FlatB@Chest-PalmBack (“my, mine”)