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Valerie Sutton sutton at SIGNWRITING.ORG
Tue Mar 4 21:33:21 UTC 2008


SignWriting List
March 4, 2008

> On Mar 4, 2008, at 1:25 PM, Adam Frost wrote:
>> It would be under the 5 hand shape catagory because all of the  
>> fingers are "active" or in use.
>> Adam


On Mar 4, 2008, at 1:20 PM, petercdehaas wrote:
> Wondering if you can tell me where to find the hand shape for the  
> beginning of the sign 'information'?  It is the closed hands.
> Thanks for your help.
> Peter DeHaas


Hi Peter and Adam!

Thank you for this question. And thanks Adam...exactly correct...

We call the handshape that starts this sign for INFORMATION, the Angle  
Handshape:

As Adam says, the Angle Handshape is the last one under the 5 hand  
(see attached diagrams):








Val ;-)


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