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Not all handshapes occur with every orientation, movement, or location: there are restrictions. For example, the 5 and F handshapes (the approximate shapes of the hand in fingerspelling 5 and F) only make contact with another part of the body through the tip of the thumb, whereas the K and 8 (a.k.a.
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A 2022 study of handshapes found that 85.6% of handshapes in 33 sign languages conform to these biological tendencies. Additionally, 35 handshapes were found to be represented in 89.2% of the 33 languages examined. Handshapes that did not conform to these tendencies were common in
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Sign-language names reflect the region of origin. Natural sign languages are not related to the spoken language used in the same region. For example, French Sign Language originated in France, but is not related to French. Conversely,
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forces have led to some handshapes being easier or more natural for humans to produce than others. These tendencies can be summarized as follows:
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Y) handshapes only make contact through the tip of the middle finger, and the X handshape only with the flexed joint of the index finger.
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A sign language interpreter at a presentation. The two handshapes are the flat (B) hand and the tapered (O or M) hand.
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Denotes the number (if known) of languages within the family. No further information is given on these languages.
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both originated in English-speaking countries but are not related to each other; ASL however is related to
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uses 18 handshapes for ordinary signs, plus a few marginal handshapes taken from the
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Possible handshapes are constrained by a variety of mechanic and neural factors.
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The selected (extended) finger is either the thumb or the index finger
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A Dictionary of American Sign Language on Linguistic Principles
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deal primarily with the United States and do not represent a
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Association of Visual Language Interpreters of Canada
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1175: 1171: 1169: 1162: 1161: 1159: 1158: 1154: 1152: 1145: 1144: 1142: 1141: 1140:Sierra Leonean 1138: 1135: 1132: 1127: 1124: 1121: 1118: 1114: 1112: 1106: 1105: 1103: 1102: 1101: 1100: 1097: 1088: 1086: 1082: 1081: 1079: 1078: 1073: 1068: 1065: 1063:Filipino (FSL) 1060: 1057: 1054: 1049: 1046: 1043: 1040: 1037: 1036: 1035: 1032: 1024: 1021: 1020: 1019: 1014: 1007:American (ASL) 1003: 997: 989: 988: 986: 985: 983:Romanian (LSR) 980: 979: 978: 966: 965: 964: 954: 949: 944: 943: 942: 932: 927: 922: 920:Algerian (LSA) 916: 910: 904: 903: 900: 899: 897: 896: 891: 885: 883: 881:Uruguayan Sign 875: 874: 872: 871: 869:Chilean (LSCh) 865: 859: 858:Uruguayan Sign 853: 852: 850: 849: 848: 847: 846: 845: 844: 843: 826: 824: 818: 817: 814: 813: 811: 810: 805: 800: 795: 790: 784: 782: 776: 775: 773: 772: 767: 762: 757: 755:Maritime (MSL) 752: 749: 748: 747: 737: 736: 735: 724: 718: 712: 711: 708: 707: 705: 704: 699: 694: 688: 686: 682: 681: 678: 677: 675: 674: 671: 668: 665: 661: 659: 653: 652: 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4328: 4325: 4324: 4322: 4320:Organisations 4318: 4312: 4309: 4307: 4304: 4302: 4299: 4297: 4294: 4292: 4289: 4287: 4284: 4282: 4279: 4277: 4276:Laurent Clerc 4274: 4272: 4269: 4267: 4266:Pär Aron Borg 4264: 4262: 4259: 4257: 4254: 4253: 4251: 4247: 4241: 4238: 4236: 4233: 4232: 4230: 4228: 4224: 4214: 4211: 4209: 4206: 4205: 4203: 4199: 4193: 4190: 4188: 4185: 4183: 4180: 4178: 4177:Signed Polish 4175: 4173: 4170: 4168: 4165: 4163: 4162:Signed German 4160: 4158: 4157:Signed French 4155: 4153: 4150: 4148: 4145: 4143: 4140: 4138: 4135: 4133: 4130: 4128: 4125: 4124: 4122: 4120: 4114: 4108: 4105: 4103: 4100: 4098: 4095: 4094: 4091: 4088: 4086: 4080: 4072: 4067: 4064: 4062: 4059: 4057: 4054: 4052: 4049: 4047: 4044: 4042: 4039: 4038: 4036: 4032: 4026: 4023: 4021: 4018: 4016: 4013: 4011: 4008: 4006: 4003: 4001: 3998: 3996: 3993: 3991: 3988: 3986: 3983: 3981: 3978: 3976: 3973: 3971: 3968: 3966: 3963: 3961: 3958: 3956: 3953: 3951: 3948: 3946: 3943: 3942: 3940: 3938: 3934: 3928: 3925: 3923: 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2250: 2248: 2245: 2243: 2240: 2238: 2235: 2233: 2232: 2228: 2226: 2223: 2221: 2220:Rossel Island 2218: 2216: 2215: 2211: 2209: 2208:Qahveh Khaneh 2206: 2202: 2199: 2198: 2197: 2194: 2192: 2189: 2187: 2184: 2182: 2179: 2177: 2174: 2172: 2169: 2167: 2164: 2162: 2159: 2157: 2154: 2152: 2151:Mount Avejaha 2149: 2147: 2144: 2142: 2139: 2137: 2134: 2132: 2129: 2127: 2124: 2122: 2119: 2117: 2114: 2112: 2111:Maltese (LSM) 2109: 2107: 2104: 2102: 2099: 2096: 2094: 2091: 2087: 2084: 2083: 2082: 2079: 2077: 2074: 2072: 2069: 2067: 2064: 2062: 2059: 2057: 2054: 2052: 2049: 2047: 2044: 2040: 2037: 2035: 2034:Atgangmuurniq 2032: 2031: 2029: 2024: 2023: 2022: 2019: 2017: 2016: 2012: 2010: 2009:Guinea-Bissau 2007: 2005: 2002: 2000: 1997: 1995: 1992: 1990: 1987: 1985: 1982: 1980: 1977: 1975: 1972: 1970: 1967: 1965: 1962: 1960: 1957: 1955: 1952: 1950: 1947: 1945: 1942: 1940: 1937: 1935: 1932: 1930: 1927: 1925: 1924: 1920: 1918: 1915: 1913: 1910: 1908: 1905: 1903: 1900: 1898: 1895: 1893: 1890: 1888: 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1418: 1414: 1407: 1405: 1402: 1400: 1397: 1395: 1392: 1390: 1387: 1386: 1384: 1382: 1378: 1372: 1369: 1367: 1366:Flemish (VGT) 1364: 1363: 1361: 1357: 1351: 1348: 1346: 1345:Mexican (LSM) 1343: 1342: 1340: 1336: 1330: 1327: 1325: 1324:Italian (LIS) 1322: 1321: 1319: 1315: 1309: 1306: 1304: 1301: 1300: 1298: 1294: 1284: 1281: 1278: 1275: 1272: 1270: 1267: 1266: 1264: 1260: 1254: 1253:Russian (РЖЯ) 1251: 1249: 1246: 1244: 1243:Latvian (LSL) 1241: 1239: 1236: 1234: 1231: 1229: 1226: 1225: 1223: 1219: 1216: 1210: 1198: 1195: 1194: 1193: 1190: 1189: 1187: 1185: 1180: 1173: 1172: 1170: 1168: 1163: 1156: 1155: 1153: 1151: 1146: 1139: 1136: 1133: 1131: 1128: 1125: 1122: 1119: 1116: 1115: 1113: 1107: 1098: 1095: 1094: 1093: 1090: 1089: 1087: 1083: 1077: 1074: 1072: 1069: 1066: 1064: 1061: 1058: 1055: 1053: 1050: 1047: 1044: 1041: 1038: 1033: 1030: 1029: 1028: 1025: 1022: 1018: 1015: 1013: 1010: 1009: 1008: 1005: 1004: 1001: 998: 996: 990: 984: 981: 977: 976: 972: 971: 970: 967: 963: 960: 959: 958: 957:Catalan (LSC) 955: 953: 950: 948: 945: 941: 938: 937: 936: 933: 931: 928: 926: 923: 921: 918: 917: 914: 911: 909: 905: 895: 894:Uruguay (LSU) 892: 890: 887: 886: 884: 882: 876: 870: 867: 866: 863: 860: 854: 841: 840: 839: 836: 835: 833: 832: 831: 828: 827: 825: 823: 819: 809: 806: 804: 801: 799: 796: 794: 791: 789: 786: 785: 783: 781: 777: 771: 768: 766: 763: 761: 758: 756: 753: 750: 746: 743: 742: 741: 740:British (BSL) 738: 734: 731: 730: 729: 726: 725: 722: 719: 717: 713: 703: 700: 698: 695: 693: 690: 689: 687: 683: 672: 669: 666: 663: 662: 660: 658: 654: 648: 645: 644: 641: 638: 632: 626: 623: 621: 618: 616: 613: 611: 608: 606: 603: 602: 599: 596: 594: 590: 580: 577: 575: 572: 571: 569: 565: 559: 558:Ngaatjatjarra 556: 554: 551: 549: 546: 545: 543: 541: 537: 531: 528: 526: 523: 520: 518: 515: 513: 510: 508: 507: 503: 501: 498: 494: 491: 490: 489: 486: 484: 481: 479: 478: 474: 472: 469: 467: 464: 462: 461: 457: 455: 454: 450: 448: 445: 443: 440: 438: 435: 433: 432: 428: 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(OSL) 1071:Quebec (LSQ) 1056:Oneida (OSL) 973: 969:French (LSF) 822:Chinese Sign 780:Swedish Sign 504: 475: 458: 451: 429: 330: 324: 292:(1): 11980. 289: 285: 264: 244: 236: 210: 200: 173: 158:Evolutionary 155: 111: 97: 93: 87: 77: 62: 53: 33: 4377:Open Outcry 4301:Abbé Sicard 4286:Roger Fouts 4117:Signed Oral 4056:SignWriting 3904:Orientation 3874:Linguistics 3855:Pitha Pitha 3550:New Zealand 3486:Manjiljarra 3357:El Salvador 3117:Switzerland 3027:Netherlands 2867:Azerbaijani 2809:Old Bangkok 2749:Philippines 2437:Ivory Coast 2231:Sandy River 1969:Cuban (LSC) 1858:Cayman Sign 1707:Hinono'eino 1698:Coahuilteco 1683:Anishinaabe 1644:Old Bangkok 1565:Old Kentish 1494:Beluchistan 1454:German Sign 1435:Ho Chi Minh 1359:Old Belgian 1303:Dutch (NGT) 1042:Costa Rican 935:Irish (ISL) 879:Paraguayan- 670:Palestinian 553:Manjiljarra 548:Kartutjarra 483:Rdaka rdaka 477:Pitha Pitha 152:Constraints 126:orientation 4402:Protactile 4041:ASL-phabet 4025:Portuguese 3927:Sign names 3912:Expression 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sign languages
Stokoe
location
orientation
movement
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American Sign Language phonology
American Sign Language
American Manual Alphabet
Classifier handshape
The American sign language handshape dictionary
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"How the hand has shaped sign languages"
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10.1038/s41598-022-15699-1
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