Talk:American Manual Alphabet
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[edit] Numbers
I've taken a few semesters of ASL at my university, and it was made explicity clear that numbers such as those from 1 - 5 are shown with the palm in (unless it is a money sign, etc). Is this illustration incorrect? Lordwow
- I've never heard of such a rule. ' (Feeling chatty? ) (Edits!) 22:49, 19 January 2006 (UTC)
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- I posted the illustration and even when I did so, I was aware of a similar rule that was taught to me in an ASL class. My take on the illustration is that it is designed to show how to form the hand and fingers, but not necessarily which way to face the hand. (i.e. if the back of the hand was displayed in the illustration, it may not be clear how to hold the fingers against the palm) That's my theory, anyways. --Ds13 23:15, 19 January 2006 (UTC)
Note about chart: B is shown as the second person would see it, whereas g,h are shown as 1st person sees it. This inconsistency is pretty common, but makes it difficult to understand whether a letter sign is palm in or palm out. (Andrew)
Oh, just read above. Maybe someone can find a better chart.(Andrew)
Yes, 1-5 are palm in. For long numbers, such as phone numbers, they are signed with the palm out - the switching from palm in to out in out out... in would be distracting. Most images of the alphabet and numbers show incorrect palm orientation. I might make photos from signers POV and receivers POV. Not today however.(Mike.lifeguard)
[edit] title change please
This alphabet is called the American Manual Alphabet, not the American Sign Language Alphabet. I don't know how to change the title of the article, but it is wrong. this is according to Sternberg, Martin L. A. American Sign Language. New York: Harper & Row, 1981. Mike.lifeguard 19:44, 12 October 2006 (UTC)Mike.lifeguard
