[Sw-l] Scissors Finger Movements

[Adam Frost]

I can’t think of an ASL sign that would start with an H-handshape that then opens to a V-handshape. But there is one that starts with an R-handshape and then opens to a V-handshape. Would that use the scissor movement, or would that be something else?


Adam

> On Feb 20, 2022, at 1:22 PM, Valerie Sutton <sutton at SIGNWRITING.ORG> wrote:
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> February 20, 2022
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> Hello Andre and everyone,
> Thanks once again for catching this detail.
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> The little arrows inside the Scissors Symbol represent in-in or out-out movement. If the handshape starts as an open V handshape, looking like an open scissors, then the fingers have to go in-in, or close-close, moving towards the center of the hand, in the direction of closed fingers. So most cutting actions like cutting your hair would have the little arrows pointing in. See attached.
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> I could not find an example of a sign that starts with closed fingers in an H hand and then does an open-open movement. If anybody knows of a sign tell us ;-)
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> Val ;-)
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