Open8@Palm-PalmDown-OpenB@CenterChesthigh-PalmUp Open8@InsideChesthigh-PalmDown-OpenB@CenterChesthigh-PalmUp

American Sign Language

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This two-handed ASL sign is produced as follows:
1. Posture the nondominant hand in the “open B” handshape in front of the center of the chest, nondominant palm facing up. Posture the dominant hand in the “open 8” handshape with the dominant hand at the palm of the nondominant hand, dominant palm facing down.
2. Move the dominant hand across the nondominant palm toward the dominant side of the body to the following posture while holding the nondominant hand still.
3. Posture the nondominant hand in the “open B” handshape in front of the center of the chest, nondominant palm facing up. Posture the dominant hand in the “open 8” handshape about half arm’s length in front of the dominant side of the chest, dominant palm facing down.

Hold-move chart for Open8@Palm-PalmDown-OpenB@CenterChesthigh-PalmUp Open8@InsideChesthigh-PalmDown-OpenB@CenterChesthigh-PalmUp

dominant hand (strong)	type contour plane quality local movement	hold	move straight (str) contacting (contact)		hold
	Hand configuration Part of hand Proximity Spatial relation Contact location Part of hand facing Facing location Part of hand oriented Plane of orientation	‘open 8’ (8u) fingertip (TIFI) at (c) palm (IN) palm (IN) ground (HP) tip of hand (TI) vertical (VP)		‘open 8’ (8u) fingertip (TIFI) med. close to (m) ipsilateral (ipsi) palm (IN) palm (IN) ground (HP) tip of hand (TI) vertical (VP)
nondominant hand (weak)	type contour plane quality local movement	hold
	Hand configuration Part of hand Proximity Spatial relation Contact location Part of hand facing Facing location Part of hand oriented Plane of orientation	‘open B’ (Bu) whole hand at (c) out from center of chest (m0CH) back of hand (BK) ground (HP) ? (TH) vertical (VP)

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