Posting Classifier Handshapes on the SW List...

[Charles Butler]

On Classifiers,

There was a poster at DeafWay II that listed bunches
of classifiers.  Many of them were various widths of
the "C" hand, the "open F" hand, and a few others,
like the "g" hand.  I will see if Gallaudet may have a
copy of that as soon as I'm working again.  Following
that, I'll see if I can post them.

Charles

--- Valerie Sutton <Sutton at SIGNWRITING.ORG> wrote:
> SignWriting List
> October 9, 2003
>
> Dear SW List, Sandy and Charles -
> Your diagram came in beautifully, Sandy, and
> Charles' answers were also
> correct that we do have those handshapes...Do you
> have SignBank, Sandy?
> If so, you can quickly find handshapes in
> SymbolBank, inside SignBank...
>
> Regarding these ASL classifiers...I do not
> understand what they mean?
> Do they mean the Flat Hand for House, and the
> handshape that you use
> when turning a key? And what does "building trophy"
> mean? I hope
> someday people will start listing their classifier
> handshapes written
> in SignWriting, rather than words, and then posting
> them to the SW
> List...so I can learn classifiers - ha!   Val ;-)
>
> ---------------------------
>
> ASL CLASSIFIER SIGNS
> CL:A (Noun) (Verb/Action)
> House (neighborhood) Cup (Key turning)
> Building Trophy
> Statue Bottle (any objects in a row, sweep in a row,
> scattered all over)
> CL:AA
> Any bottles or thing on shelves Fishing
> Houses or Buildings
> CL:B (bent)
> Pot-belly pile of fruit basket
> Handful of dirty
> CL:B (Palm-up)
> Flat or smooth objects Book-lay car movment/accident
> Leaf Paper -printed
> Flat Road Mirror
> Mail-file in box Picture
> CL:BB
> Table Floor/Rug Walk (shoes)
> Shelves Closet/Gym Locker Table fall
> Land Bus door 2 car movment/accident
> Paper fold / stacks Shape of cabinet /box
> Snow -thickest (foot)
> CL:C
> Cup Book (thin/thick) Pull drawer Move toy car
> Glass TDD Move book/paper
> Bottle Stack of papers Carry thing
> Can Small box Held object
> Vase
> Jar Snow thicker
> CL:CC
> Bowl Box-shape Move the bowl
> Large can Shape thing on Bring the book
> Thick pipe wall/ceiling Move toy car
> Pail Hold book
> Pole Long couch
> Manhole cover Wheel
> Lamp - shape
> CL:F
> Coins Bean shape Spill spot
> Buttons Bead shape
> Watch
> Spots
> 2
> CLASSIFIER SIGNS
> CL:FF (Noun) (Verb/Action)
> Pipe-straigh/curve Bike locker Eye movement
> Rope
> CL:G or Q
> Thin- things Thin/thick Hair Zoom-car/person
> Thick - things Food- small
> Rug Snow/water flood-thin
> Dust Earring
> CL:GG or QQ
> Frames Band or thick line/strip
> Disk-thin shape
> CL: ii
> Line - thing Person - skinny Line (goes where)
> String
> CL:LL CL:L
> Pancakes Steak Picture-wall (fall) Disk-put-in
> Dishes chips Hamburger (shrink)
> Plate Cards
> Hamburger Shape on wall/ceiling
> CL:O
> Held magazine or sheet of paper Give or put or move
> them
> CL:00
> Cable wire Strong pipe
> CL:RR
> Rope Decoration Roll Decorate the roll
> CL:S
> Car door handle Broom Driving Held objects move
> Pan handle Ref door Move the pan (cooking) Cut-wood
> (UN)
> Drawer (pull-out) Pitcher (Fist) pull up person
> Hand fist Beer mug
> CL:SS
> Car wheel steer Pan handle Driving/Riding (car/bike)
> Bike/Motorcyle handle Move the pan (cooking)
> CL:U
> Size: Paintbrush Painting with brush
> CLASSIFIER SIGN
> CL:3 Car park Car movement (Car, train, motorcycle,
> bike)
> 3 person movement
> CL:33 2 Car movement (different directional)
> 2 Car park
> 3 persons movement
> CL:4
> 4 persons Dress-stripe/plaid Talking (mouth)
> Punk-hair Fence (CL:44) Leaking (little)
> CL:44
> People in long line Bed mattress raffle Hair -
> breeze in air
> Curtain-window Leaking (lot)
> Eyelashs Long lists People look at me/you
> CL:44
> People passing copying machine Can/Bottle run in
> machine
> Newspaper thur press Box/Package in carry
> slow motion use "mm' fast motion use (blowing)
> CL:5
> Tree stand Root Hand - check under thing
> Baseball Dome shape
> Fruit: apple, orange House/building
> CL:55 * 0
> Old fashion dress Ball shape - sphere Become larger
> or smaller
> Lot cars stand in line Curly hair
> Scads/many cars Audience Lot people is going
> Thousand people Many fish in bowl (any animals)
> Cars traffic like 4 lane Highway
> CL:10 (where it set)
> Bottle, can, vase House, building Drive back/forth
> (directional)
> CL:RECT
> Check Brick Name Label
> Index card I.D. card Stamps
> Palm or finger point down Bend or like claw
> Many/scad - forward
> Palm or finger point up Individual fingers wiggle
> Many/size - backward
> Hand lay as horizon Moving or running
> Give/put/move/bring 5


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