American Sign Language

Production

• This two-handed ASL sign is produced as follows:
  1. Posture the nondominant hand in the “corna” handshape about half an arm's length in front of and beside the chest. Posture the dominant hand in the “corna” handshape at the nose.
  2. Move both hands in opposite directions past the front of the chest, brushing the dominant hand over the nondominant one as they pass each other.
  3. Posture the nondominant hand in the “corna” handshape in front of the center of the chest. Posture the dominant hand in the “corna” handshape with the arms crossed near the wrists.

Adjective

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1. ironic

   (ASL gloss) ENGLISH LANGUAGE FROM ENGLAND. IRONIC, A-S-L FROM FRENCH SIGN LANGUAGE, NOT FROM B-S-L.

   "The English language is from England and it is ironic that American Sign Language is from French Sign Language, not from British Sign Language."

2. sarcastic

Noun

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1. irony

   (ASL gloss) R-U-S-H L-I-M-B-A-U-G-H WORKS WHAT? RADIO. IRONY, NOW HE DEAF.

   "Rush Limbaugh works in radio. The irony is that he is now deaf."

2. sarcasm