1@NearFinger-Open8@Center-PalmDown Contact 1@NearFinger-Open8@Center-PalmDown

American Sign Language

Production
  • This two-handed ASL sign is produced as follows:
    1. Posture the nondominant hand in the “open 8” handshape about half an arm’s length in front of the sternum, nondominant palm facing down. Posture the dominant hand in the “1” handshape within a couple of inches of the extended finger of the nondominant hand.
    2. Strike the index finger of the dominant hand against the bent middle finger of the nondominant hand while holding the nondominant hand still.
    3. Posture the nondominant hand in the “open 8” handshape about half an arm’s length in front of the sternum, nondominant palm facing down. Posture the dominant hand in the “1” handshape within a couple of inches of the extended finger of the nondominant hand.
Hold-move chart for 1@NearFinger-Open8@Center-PalmDown Contact 1@NearFinger-Open8@Center-PalmDown
dominant

hand
(strong)

 type

contour
plane
quality
local movement

 move

straight (str)
 
contacting (contact)
 

Hand configuration
Part of hand
Proximity
Spatial relation
Contact location

Part of hand facing
Facing location
Part of hand oriented
Plane of orientation

 ‘1’ (1o-p)

whole hand
at (c)

out from breast trunk high (m1TR)

finger (FI)
forward (VP)
hand
midline plane (MP)

 ‘1’ (1o-p)

finger (FI)
med. close to (m)
contralateral (contra)

finger (FI)

finger (FI)
forward (VP)
hand
midline plane (MP)

nondominant

hand
(weak)

type
contour
plane
quality
local movement

 hold

 
 
 
 

Hand configuration
Part of hand
Proximity
Spatial relation
Contact location

Part of hand facing
Facing location
Part of hand oriented
Plane of orientation

 ‘open 8’ (8u)

whole hand
at (c)

out from center of chest (m0CH)

palm (IN)
ground (HP)
base of hand (BA)
vertical (VP)

GUH HandLUH HandLUH MoveGUH MoveGUH HandLUH Hand
GUH PalmLUH PalmSecondSecondGUH PalmLUH Palm
GUH PositionLUH SeparationThirdThird
1 open-8 LUH Side
Side Down
Touching on
Topside

Verb

(ASL gloss: SKIP)

  1. (transitive) to skip (some event, especially class or a meeting)
  2. (transitive) to lack

Adjective

(ASL gloss: ABSENT)

  1. absent; lacking; missing
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