OpenB@Chin-PalmBack-OpenB@CenterChesthigh-PalmUp OpenB@Palm-PalmUp-OpenB@CenterChesthigh-PalmUp

American Sign Language

Etymology

(Alternative #1) Rewarding for speaking correctly hence the gesture for "You speak correctly, good!"

(Alternative #2) A gesture for warm air out of mouth which indicate that it's "good".

(Alternative #3) Affordable to buy food. Mouth for food to eat, hand downward for a gesture of holding a bag of money.

Look at each international sign language for the transformation of a word "Good".

French: "Bon" - http://media.spreadthesign.com/video/mp4/10/14618.mp4

Spanish: "bueno" - http://media.spreadthesign.com/video/mp4/5/14611.mp4

Ukrainian: "добро" - http://media.spreadthesign.com/video/mp4/31/110480.mp4

Polish: "dobry" - http://media.spreadthesign.com/video/mp4/19/59015.mp4

Production

• 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 “B” handshape at the chin, dominant palm facing back.
  2. Hold the dominant hand briefly in this posture. Hold the nondominant hand in this posture for the duration of the sign.
  3. Move the dominant hand downward to contact the nondominant palm in the next posture.

  4. 

     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 “B” handshape with the dominant hand at the palm of the nondominant hand, dominant palm facing up.

Adjective

(ASL gloss: GOOD)

1. good

   1@CenterChesthigh@FingerForward B@Chin-PalmBack-B@CenterChesthigh-PalmUp B@Palm-PalmUp-B@CenterChesthigh-PalmUp FlatC@Forehead-FingerAcross FlatO@Forehead-FingerAcross

   PRO GOOD BOY. (“He is a good boy.”)

Adverb

(ASL gloss: WELL)

1. well