Amazed (Modified by Stuart Thiessen)

[Stuart Thiessen]

I didn't see Valerie's response below ...  The link you pointed me to 
is another sign for AMAZING meaning the jaw drops.  But the one I am 
using is different. The location is the same as SURPRISE, but the hand 
movement is different. Instead of the closed index and thumb handshape 
to the "L" handshape like SURPRISE, it goes from a fist handshape to a 
"5" handshape and back to a fist handshape. It imitates the widening of 
the eyes when seeing something surprising or amazing.

Thanks,

Stuart

On Nov 30, 2005, at 11:14, Stuart Thiessen wrote:

> Actually, WONDERFUL is different. AMAZE is more like SURPRISE but 
> signed differently and has a slightly different meaning.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Stuart
>
> On Nov 29, 2005, at 20:23, Charles Butler wrote:
>
>> Go to the same site, Valerie and Stuart, and check on Wonderful.  I 
>> think that is the sign you are talking about.  The "Amaze" sign I 
>> that site I would use for "surprise".  Shows what different ASL sign 
>> communities translate English words as.
>>  
>> Charles Butler
>>
>>
>> Valerie Sutton <sutton at signwriting.org> wrote:
>>> SignWriting List
>>> November 29, 2005
>>>
>>> Stuart Thiessen wrote:
>>> > Another sign I am trying to evaluate the spelling of is AMAZE. I
>>> > wrote it like this:
>>> > Basically, it is eyes wide open, mouth open, closed fist with
>>> > thumbs extended from the palm. The four fingers extend all the way
>>> > and quickly return to the fist. Does this spelling make sense? Or
>>> > should I use the ^ finger symbols? I probably could just use a
>>> > simple fist i! nstead of the thumb extended. Any thoughts from ASL
>>> > users?
>>>
>>> Hello Stuart -
>>> Since I had never seen that sign before, I looked on this web page:
>>>
>>> http://commtechlab.msu.edu/sites/aslweb/browser.htm
>>>
>>> Is that the sign for Amazing that you are talking about? It doesn't
>>> look like it closes again, in the video clip on that web page...but
>>> their sign may be a different one...
>>>
>>> The symbol you chose for open-close was actually developed for
>>> writing small opening and closings of fingers...like drumming your
>>> fingers on a table...not such a big opening and closing...but it may
>>> be a solution anyway...let me try a few ways of writing it and it
>>> will be fun to discuss it ...smile...Val ;-)
>>>
>>
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