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ASL Sign Jotting isn't intended to write down how to produce a sign exactly. It is only meant to be able to jot down how to produce a sign recognizably.
Variations are inevitable. The finger-pointing direction is generally more important than the palm facing direction. Signers tend to leave their wrists in a natural position and bend the fingers to the correct pointing direction. Therefore it does take some imagination to "sound-out" an ASL word written using ASLSJ. Continue to Bent Fingers
cnnnn l__l . \__\ = yes cnnnn = S handshape l__l = palm out . \__\ = palm down cfnnn W_\M __ll . [+] = think cfnnn = bent-1 handshape W_\M = forehead height __ll = palm in . [+] = move hand onto body nnnnc cfnnn A \__\ . #iv = time nnnnc = S handshape cfnnn = bent-1 handshape /__/ = nondom hand palm down \__\ = dominant hand palm down . #iv = touch dominant hand down onto nondom hand cfufnn (_\) l__l . q^ = look at you cfufnn = bent-V handshape (_\) = chin height l__l = palm out . q^ = move in palm facing direction (out) A cfufuff (_\) A l__l . A q^ = all eyes on you A cfufuff = bent-4 handshape (_\) = chin height A l__l = palms out . A q^ = move hands in palm facing direction (out) |