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Step 2How, what and where
Having mastered the alphabet, it is time to get a few words under our belt. As I mentioned in the introduction, it is not always necessary to sign (for instance) I AM going TO THE store . But one would normally sign: I go store (or; go I store, etc). This is where interpreting (reading) signs becomes difficult for the average person. But that is a whole different learning process.
I am not sure that it is useful to include " numbers" except to say that 1 - 5 is generally represented by the index finger for one (palm towards you the signer), two includes the finger next to it (naturally), three includes the thumb, and then four and five add the remaining fingers one at a time.
There are indeed " sign markers" (indicating ' past tense' , 'comparative' , ' superlative' , ' past participle' , ' adverb' , plurals, and punctuation) but, unless you are in a formal situation and need to use explicit English signing, it is unnecessary.
Starting with the simplest sign to learn, how to say Hi . Bring the fingers up and together, palm away from the signer, move the hand towards the thumb (and back if you wish) (just like you would normally wave :-).
In the event that one would be faced with another signer, one should know the sign for signing : that is done with both hands, formed as fists except the index finger is pointing outwards and slightly upwards, one hand (normally the right) slightly above the other, circle them synchronously keeping one above the other alternately.
Now, a number of you suggested that the word How be shown, so that is the next one:
As illustrated, hold the fingers of both hands, knuckles together, fingers down, turn the fingers inward toward the signer, then open them into a flat, palms up gesture.
Some of you will probably notice that some signs seem to ' indicate' what they are while others are not so obvious. Rest assured that each sign had some reference (at least at one time) to something relating to what is being signed.
Let's get a few more question words before moving on:
What is signed by holding the left hand open, palm to the right, and drawing the right pointed index finger downward from the thumb joint on the palm to the little finger joint on the palm.
Where looks like a ' scolding' :-) With the right hand, palm outwards, make a fist with the index finger pointing upwards (like a we're number one sign), and wave the finger back and forth (like a parent might do when saying naughty naughty :-) . That is the sign of where .
And one more for this step: which : this is signed by making a thumbs up kind of sign with both hands, both with palms inward towards the signer, one higher then the other, and the movement is up and down (while the one hand goes up, the other comes down), alternately, but at the same time.
I am not sure that it is useful to include " numbers" except to say that 1 - 5 is generally represented by the index finger for one (palm towards you the signer), two includes the finger next to it (naturally), three includes the thumb, and then four and five add the remaining fingers one at a time.
There are indeed " sign markers" (indicating ' past tense' , 'comparative' , ' superlative' , ' past participle' , ' adverb' , plurals, and punctuation) but, unless you are in a formal situation and need to use explicit English signing, it is unnecessary.
Starting with the simplest sign to learn, how to say Hi . Bring the fingers up and together, palm away from the signer, move the hand towards the thumb (and back if you wish) (just like you would normally wave :-).
In the event that one would be faced with another signer, one should know the sign for signing : that is done with both hands, formed as fists except the index finger is pointing outwards and slightly upwards, one hand (normally the right) slightly above the other, circle them synchronously keeping one above the other alternately.
Now, a number of you suggested that the word How be shown, so that is the next one:
As illustrated, hold the fingers of both hands, knuckles together, fingers down, turn the fingers inward toward the signer, then open them into a flat, palms up gesture.
Some of you will probably notice that some signs seem to ' indicate' what they are while others are not so obvious. Rest assured that each sign had some reference (at least at one time) to something relating to what is being signed.
Let's get a few more question words before moving on:
What is signed by holding the left hand open, palm to the right, and drawing the right pointed index finger downward from the thumb joint on the palm to the little finger joint on the palm.
Where looks like a ' scolding' :-) With the right hand, palm outwards, make a fist with the index finger pointing upwards (like a we're number one sign), and wave the finger back and forth (like a parent might do when saying naughty naughty :-) . That is the sign of where .
And one more for this step: which : this is signed by making a thumbs up kind of sign with both hands, both with palms inward towards the signer, one higher then the other, and the movement is up and down (while the one hand goes up, the other comes down), alternately, but at the same time.
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