American Sign Language

Production

• This two-handed ASL sign is produced as follows:
  1. 
     Posture the nondominant hand in the “claw 5” handshape about half arm's length in front of the nondominant side of the chest, nondominant palm facing up. Posture the dominant hand in the “claw 5” handshape about half arm's length in front of the dominant side of the chest, dominant palm facing up.
  2. Pull both hands a few inches back toward the body while slightly flexing the fingers.
  3. 
     Posture the nondominant hand in the “claw 5” handshape a few inches in front of the nondominant side of the chest, nondominant palm facing up. Posture the dominant hand in the “claw 5” handshape a few inches in front of the dominant side of the chest, dominant palm facing up.

Verb

(ASL gloss: WANT)

1. to want