[Sw-l] Signs for TRUCK and TRUCKS?

Sat Oct 22 23:27:24 UTC 2022

SignWriting List
October 22, 2022

Hello SW List and Adam -

Thank you for this information, Adam -

ASL signers….

Here is the fingerspelling of TRUCK in ASL. How do we sign plural? Many TRUCKS? I will write a sentence soon… using the plural …. do I add an S at the end of the fingerspelling?

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> On Oct 22, 2022, at 2:16 PM, Adam Frost <icemandeaf at GMAIL.COM> wrote:
> 
> That’s a tricky question for ASL. HA!
> 
> Generally speaking, ASL users just fingerspell truck rather than use a sign for it. There are some lexicalized changes that occur from people to people, but I would probably just stick to the traditional fingerspelling of it.
> 
> 
> There is a sign that has fallen out if use because of its association with SEE (signed exact English). That is what this sign is:
> 
> Although, I would probably write it like this instead:
> 
> 
> This sign is actually the sign for DRIVE that some ASL users will use to talk generically about a driving truck, or even referring to a truck specifically (although I think the palm facing should have a break, which differs from how this is written):
> 
> 
> The last sign in Puddle isn’t familiar to me either. I’m not sure what sign is being attempted.
> 
> Might be a regional sign that I’m not aware of, as there are a few regional signs for TRUCK out there as well. :-)
> 
> 
> Adam
> 
>> On Oct 22, 2022, at 9:29 AM, Valerie Sutton <sutton at SIGNWRITING.ORG> wrote:
>> 
>> SignWriting List
>> October 22, 2022
>> 
>> Hello SignWriting List!
>> 
>> What are your signs for TRUCK and TRUCKS?
>> 
>> ONE truck (singular) and many trucks (plural)?
>> 
>> I have NO idea how to sign or write these signs in ASL - The examples in SignPuddle 2 are not like any signs I have personally have seen…
>> 
>> I hope you can help me ;-)
>> 
>> And what are the signs in Colombia, Brazil and Germany?
>> 
>> Val ;-)
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