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Introducing Sign Language Literature, Folklore, and creativity Chapter 14 …
Introducing Sign Language Literature, Folklore, and creativity Chapter 14
Handshape
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Choice of Handshape
The choice of handshape for a sign is often visually motivated, because a particular handshape visually represents a particular concept
For example, a 'B' handshape is used in many signs to refer to a door because it is broad & flat like a door, or a '1' handshape is used as a classifier to describe a long thin object because it is long & thin like these objects
In other instances, however, the handshape of a sign has no apparent visual motivation
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