American Sign Language 100 Fingerspelling Etiquette PDF

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This document provides information on American Sign Language fingerspelling etiquette guidelines. It covers issues such as which hand to use and how to handle double letters during fingerspelling.

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American Sign Language 100 Fingerspelling Etiquette 1. Use dominant hand only (if you are right handed, use your right hand). 2. Do not bounce your letters. 3. Palm is out except for letter “h”. 4. Double letter slide: O, A, S, L, M, E, R, 5. Double l...

American Sign Language 100 Fingerspelling Etiquette 1. Use dominant hand only (if you are right handed, use your right hand). 2. Do not bounce your letters. 3. Palm is out except for letter “h”. 4. Double letter slide: O, A, S, L, M, E, R, 5. Double letter bounce: B, C, D, F, G, I, N, P, R, T 6. Double letter “Z” – Exception (Pizza) When do we fingerspell? 1. Names of places 2. Proper nouns 3. Words we don’t know 4. For emphasis 5. Certain words that are easy to fingerspell…depends on conversation. (ex. Car)

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