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Karen Michaels Date: Sun Jan 9, 2000 3:36 pm Subject: Re: American sign for "FEW" | |
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pleae delete my email address from your mailing list thank you karen michaels Valerie Sutton wrote: > >I don't know what the cultural American deaf actually use but when > >learning ASL > >for the past few years, I learned FEW and SEVERAL. SEVERAL was like how > >you are > >showing FEW. FEW opened all but the last (pinky) finger. The thumb stopped > >against the pinky, which would remain bent. > > > >Bill Reese > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > Dear SW List, and Bill... > > Thanks for this information, Bill. That is interesting! > > Since my job is to teach how to write ANY movement, no matter what the sign > means...then this can be written too. It sounds like the sign for FEW that > you mention above, only opens three fingers instead of four, and it ends in > an American "6" handshape, or a "W" handshape rather than the "4" > handshape....is that the way you would describe it? > > So, Bill, can you write that difference for us in SignWriting? You can take > my original .GIFs and just make the change...You can find the "W" handshape > on this web page: > > American Manual Alphabet > https://www.SignWriting.org/hand005.html > > I hope you will send us a .GIF! > > Val ;-) |
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