π
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American Sign Language
10 | ||||
β 0 | 1 | 2 β | 10 β | |
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Cardinal: π Ordinal: π πͺ π |
Alternative forms
- (with palm facing forward) 1@Side-PalmForward
Etymology
From the use of the index finger as the first extended one when counting by hand in American culture.[1]
Production
- This one-handed ASL sign is produced as follows:
- Posture the dominant hand in the β1β handshape about half an armβs length in front of the shoulder, dominant palm facing back.
- Hold the hand briefly in this posture.
GUH Hand | LUH Hand | LUH Move | GUH Move | GUH Hand | LUH Hand | |
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GUH Palm | LUH Palm | Second | Second | GUH Palm | LUH Palm | |
GUH Position | LUH Separation | Third | Third | |||
1 | ||||||
In | ||||||
Usage notes
- Some people always sign the number 1 with the palm forward. For others, however, the palm faces back (i.e., as 1@Side-PalmBack) for the actual number 1 but the palm faces forward when used as a part of a longer number like 555-1234, as a time (i.e. one o'clock), and in certain other numeral-incorporating constructs.
- Like other single-digit ASL numerals, this sign is incorporated into several other signs to indicate a single instance. Several of the derived terms below show that numeral incorporation.
Derived terms
- 1@Palm-FingerUp-FlatB@CenterChesthigh-FingerUp RoundSurfaceSmall 1@Palm-FingerForwardUp-FlatB@CenterChesthigh-FingerUp (βone minuteβ)
- 1@Palm-FingerUp-FlatB@CenterChesthigh-FingerUp RoundSurface 1@Palm-FingerUp-FlatB@CenterChesthigh-FingerUp (βone hourβ)
- 1@SideNeckhigh-FingerUp-Claw5@BaseForearm-PalmDown RoundVert 1@BaseForearm-FingerAcross-Claw5@BaseForearm-PalmDown (βone dayβ)
- 1@BasePalm-PalmDown-FlatB@CenterChesthigh-PalmUp 1@Finger-PalmDown-FlatB@CenterChesthigh-PalmUp (βone weekβ)
- 1@BackFinger-FingerAcross-1@CenterChesthigh-FingerUp 1@BackHand-FingerAcross-1@CenterChesthigh-PalmUp (βone monthβ)
- 1@Chin RoundMidline 1@FromChin (βone year oldβ)
See also
- Previous number: O@Side (βzero, 0β)
- Next number: V@Side-PalmBack (βtwo, 2β)
- For use as a classifier, see 1@Side-PalmForward.
References
- Emily Shaw, Yves Delaporte (2015) A historical and etymological dictionary of American Sign Language: the origin and evolution of more than 500 signs, Washington, DC: Gallaudet University Press, βISBN, βOCLC, page 239
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