Open8@Chest-PalmBack-Open8@Chest-PalmBack Open8@SideNeckhigh-PalmBack-Open8@SideNeckhigh-PalmBack
American Sign Language
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Etymology
edit- Compare Open8@Chest-PalmBack-Open8@NearChest-PalmBack RoundMplane-RoundMplane (“excite”)
Production
edit- This two-handed ASL sign is produced with a questioning face:
- Move both hands in arcs from the chest up and out to the next posture.
- Hold both hands briefly in this posture.
Hold-move chart for Open8@Chest-PalmBack-Open8@Chest-PalmBack Open8@SideNeckhigh-PalmBack-Open8@SideNeckhigh-PalmBack
dominant hand |
type contour |
hold |
move |
hold | |
Hand configuration Part of hand
Proximity Spatial relation Contact location Part of hand facing |
‘open 8’ (8u) fingertip (TIFI) palm (IN) |
‘open 8’ (8u) fingertip (TIFI) back of hand (BK) | |||
nondominant hand |
type
|
hold |
move |
hold | |
Hand configuration Part of hand
Proximity Spatial relation Contact location Part of hand facing |
‘open 8’ (8u) fingertip (TIFI) palm (IN) |
‘open 8’ (8u) fingertip (TIFI) back of hand (BK) |
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Phrase
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edit- (what's up, how are you): (formal) HOW YOU?