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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
cn4UoU\ = yes cn4 = S handshape U = palm out oU\ = rotate hand at wrist until palm down cfnWiUqD = think cfn = bent-1 handshape W = forehead height iU = palm in qD = move hand onto body cn4pU\ cfnU\hvB = time cn4p = nondom S handshape U\ = nondom hand palm down cfn = dominant bent-1 handshape U\ = dominant hand palm down hvB = touch dominant hand down onto nondom hand cfu2CUq^ = look at you cfu2 = bent-V handshape C = chin height U = palm out q^ = move at palm facing direction (out) cfu4CUq^A = all eyes on you cfu4 = bent-4 handshape C = chin height U = palms out q^A = move hands at palm facing direction (out) |