Handshapes used in ASL

[Adam Frost]

I was thinking about the same thing when I was looking at that handshape. The reason I didn't add it is because I could write it like this and not need that symbol.



Adam

On Apr 21, 2013, at 8:06 PM, Charles Butler wrote:

> How about this one, the split FIVE hand. This handshape is used for the same meaning in Brazil. 
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> Charles Butler
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> --- On Sun, 4/21/13, Adam Frost <icemandeaf at GMAIL.COM> wrote:
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> From: Adam Frost <icemandeaf at GMAIL.COM>
> Subject: Handshapes used in ASL
> To: SW-L at LISTSERV.VALENCIACOLLEGE.EDU
> Date: Sunday, April 21, 2013, 10:27 PM
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> I have been looking at the Symbol Frequency in SignPuddle to see what handshapes would truly be necessary in ASL. What I did was I added symbols with high frequency automatically and then looked at the handshapes that had a low number to judge if the signs written could be written with or with a different symbol from my personal experience. Below is the list that I have come up with. I was quite amazed that there were only 83. Are there any handshapes that you feel I might have errorously ignored or overzealously added?
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