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The Five Parameters of ASL. Each ASL Sign can be broken down and analyzed into five separate features called PARAMETERS. For a single sign to be correct, ...
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! This refers to the direction in which the hand is turned to produce a sign. ! Palm orientation is the direction of your palm which may include ! palm up ! palm down ! palm right ! palm left ! palm outward (away from you) ! palm inward (palm facing you). ! 3 Signs that change with palm orientation: ! School ! Stop ! Proof
! This refers to the physical parameters or bodily location where the sign are produced. ! The general physical parameters (signing space) for sign language production are approximately four inches above the head, elbow room as with hands on waist, and about four inches below the belly button or belt buckle. ! 3 Signs that Change meaning when changing location: ! Summer ! To be Ugly ! Dry
Summer, To Be Ugly, Dry
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