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“5” handshape: All four fingers are extended and spread apart. The thumb is unopposed and extended. “Bent 5” handshape: All fingers and the thumb are spread and slightly bent at each joint to form the shape of a claw. “6” handshape: The little finger is closed, the other fingers extended and spread apart.

The ASL “3” handshape. The thumb is extended. The index finger and middle finger are extended and spread apart. The other fingers are closed to the palm.

The ASL “3” handshape. The thumb is extended. The index finger and middle finger are extended and spread apart. The other fingers are closed to the palm.

The American Sign Language Handshape Starter illustrates 800 of the most frequently used signs, arranging them by the 40 standard handshapes used in American Sign Language (ASL).

listed 19 handshape primes in the 1960s. Over time, ASL linguists listed over 50 handshapes. There is no consensus on the specific number of handshapes. Generally speaking, there is over 50 handshape primes.

“5” handshape: All four fingers are extended and spread apart. The thumb is unopposed and extended. “Bent 5” handshape: All fingers and the thumb are spread and slightly bent at each joint to form the shape of a claw. “6” handshape: The little finger is closed, the other fingers extended and spread apart.

“5” handshape: All four fingers are extended and spread apart. The thumb is unopposed and extended. “Bent 5” handshape: All fingers and the thumb are spread and slightly bent at each joint to form the shape of a claw. “6” handshape: The little finger is closed, the other fingers extended and spread apart.

“5” handshape: All four fingers are extended and spread apart. The thumb is unopposed and extended. “Bent 5” handshape: All fingers and the thumb are spread and slightly bent at each joint to form the shape of a claw. “6” handshape: The little finger is closed, the other fingers extended and spread apart.

“5” handshape: All four fingers are extended and spread apart. The thumb is unopposed and extended. “Bent 5” handshape: All fingers and the thumb are spread and slightly bent at each joint to form the shape of a claw. “6” handshape: The little finger is closed, the other fingers extended and spread apart.

The ASL “8” handshape. The middle finger is closed, the other fingers extended and spread apart. The thumb is opposed and bent across the palm, restraining the fingernail of the middle finger.

In American Sign Language The two handshapes are the flat (B) hand and the tapered (O or M) hand. American Sign Language uses 18 handshapes for ordinary signs, plus a few marginal handshapes taken from the American Manual Alphabet for fingerspelling.

The ASL “3” handshape. The thumb is extended. The index finger and middle finger are extended and spread apart. The other fingers are closed to the palm.

The ASL “3” handshape. The thumb is extended. The index finger and middle finger are extended and spread apart. The other fingers are closed to the palm.

The American Sign Language Handshape Starter illustrates 800 of the most frequently used signs, arranging them by the 40 standard handshapes used in American Sign Language (ASL).

The American Manual Alphabet has 29 handshapes. 4. Handshape, orientation, location, and movement are the four parameters of signing.

The ASL “3” handshape. The thumb is extended. The index finger and middle finger are extended and spread apart. The other fingers are closed to the palm.

The ASL “3” handshape. The thumb is extended. The index finger and middle finger are extended and spread apart. The other fingers are closed to the palm.

The flat-hand alone accounts for nearly 26% of the handshape usage. The pointing-hand, fist, and spread- or 5-hand account for roughly another 38.5%, and the tapered- or O-hand for 6.50%. These five handshapes together make up nearly 71% of all of the handshape usage in the initial lexicon.

The American Sign Language Handshape Starter illustrates 800 of the most frequently used signs, arranging them by the 40 standard handshapes used in American Sign Language (ASL).

The American Sign Language Handshape Starter illustrates 800 of the most frequently used signs, arranging them by the 40 standard handshapes used in American Sign Language (ASL).

listed 19 handshape primes in the 1960s. Over time, ASL linguists listed over 50 handshapes. There is no consensus on the specific number of handshapes. Generally speaking, there is over 50 handshape primes.

listed 19 handshape primes in the 1960s. Over time, ASL linguists listed over 50 handshapes. There is no consensus on the specific number of handshapes. Generally speaking, there is over 50 handshape primes.

“5” handshape: All four fingers are extended and spread apart. The thumb is unopposed and extended. “Bent 5” handshape: All fingers and the thumb are spread and slightly bent at each joint to form the shape of a claw. “6” handshape: The little finger is closed, the other fingers extended and spread apart.

“5” handshape: All four fingers are extended and spread apart. The thumb is unopposed and extended. “Bent 5” handshape: All fingers and the thumb are spread and slightly bent at each joint to form the shape of a claw. “6” handshape: The little finger is closed, the other fingers extended and spread apart.

“5” handshape: All four fingers are extended and spread apart. The thumb is unopposed and extended. “Bent 5” handshape: All fingers and the thumb are spread and slightly bent at each joint to form the shape of a claw. “6” handshape: The little finger is closed, the other fingers extended and spread apart.

The ASL “8” handshape. The middle finger is closed, the other fingers extended and spread apart. The thumb is opposed and bent across the palm, restraining the fingernail of the middle finger.

“5” handshape: All four fingers are extended and spread apart. The thumb is unopposed and extended. “Bent 5” handshape: All fingers and the thumb are spread and slightly bent at each joint to form the shape of a claw. “6” handshape: The little finger is closed, the other fingers extended and spread apart.

In American Sign Language The two handshapes are the flat (B) hand and the tapered (O or M) hand. American Sign Language uses 18 handshapes for ordinary signs, plus a few marginal handshapes taken from the American Manual Alphabet for fingerspelling.

The ASL “8” handshape. The middle finger is closed, the other fingers extended and spread apart. The thumb is opposed and bent across the palm, restraining the fingernail of the middle finger.

The American Sign Language Handshape Starter illustrates 800 of the most frequently used signs, arranging them by the 40 standard handshapes used in American Sign Language (ASL).

In American Sign Language The two handshapes are the flat (B) hand and the tapered (O or M) hand. American Sign Language uses 18 handshapes for ordinary signs, plus a few marginal handshapes taken from the American Manual Alphabet for fingerspelling.

The American Manual Alphabet has 29 handshapes. 4. Handshape, orientation, location, and movement are the four parameters of signing.

The American Sign Language Handshape Starter illustrates 800 of the most frequently used signs, arranging them by the 40 standard handshapes used in American Sign Language (ASL).

The flat-hand alone accounts for nearly 26% of the handshape usage. The pointing-hand, fist, and spread- or 5-hand account for roughly another 38.5%, and the tapered- or O-hand for 6.50%. These five handshapes together make up nearly 71% of all of the handshape usage in the initial lexicon.

The American Manual Alphabet has 29 handshapes. 4. Handshape, orientation, location, and movement are the four parameters of signing.

The flat-hand alone accounts for nearly 26% of the handshape usage. The pointing-hand, fist, and spread- or 5-hand account for roughly another 38.5%, and the tapered- or O-hand for 6.50%. These five handshapes together make up nearly 71% of all of the handshape usage in the initial lexicon.