American Sign Language

Production

• This two-handed ASL sign is produced as follows:
  1. 
     Posture the nondominant hand in the “H” handshape in front of the center of the chest. Posture the dominant hand in the “H” handshape dominant hand on the radial (thumb) side of the extended finger of the nondominant hand.
  2. 
     Move the dominant hand repeatedly up and down so the ulnar side of the second knuckle of the middle finger of the dominant hand contacts the radial side of the second knuckle of the middle finger of the nondominant hand.
  3. Hold both hands still briefly.

Noun

(ASL gloss: NAME)

1. name

Related terms

• H@RadialFinger-H@NearCenterChesthigh H@RadialFinger-H@CenterChesthigh ‎(“to name something”)