[Sw-l] Signs for TRUCK and TRUCKS?

Sat Oct 22 23:47:09 UTC 2022

While it would be understood if you added an “S” at the end, most ASL users don’t normal pluralize in the same fashion that English does. In cases of overt pluralization, ASL used would use some sort of quantifier, such as a specific number, few, many, pointing to several locations, or even use a plural form of classifiers to indicate a plurality of trucks. Of course, ASL also allows for implied pluralization as well, but that is very contextual in use.

Adam

> On Oct 22, 2022, at 4:27 PM, Valerie Sutton <sutton at SIGNWRITING.ORG> wrote:
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> October 22, 2022
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> Hello SW List and Adam -
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> Thank you for this information, Adam -
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> ASL signers….
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> 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 <mailto:icemandeaf at GMAIL.COM>> wrote:
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>> That’s a tricky question for ASL. HA!
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>> 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.
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>> 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:
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>> Although, I would probably write it like this instead:
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>> 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):
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>> The last sign in Puddle isn’t familiar to me either. I’m not sure what sign is being attempted.
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>> Might be a regional sign that I’m not aware of, as there are a few regional signs for TRUCK out there as well. :-)
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>> Adam
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>>> On Oct 22, 2022, at 9:29 AM, Valerie Sutton <sutton at SIGNWRITING.ORG <mailto:sutton at SIGNWRITING.ORG>> wrote:
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>>> SignWriting List
>>> October 22, 2022
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>>> Hello SignWriting List!
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>>> What are your signs for TRUCK and TRUCKS?
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>>> ONE truck (singular) and many trucks (plural)?
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>>> 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…
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>>> I hope you can help me ;-)
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>>> And what are the signs in Colombia, Brazil and Germany?
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>>> Val ;-)
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