In sign languages, handshape, or dez, refers to the distinctive configurations that the hands take as they are used to form words. In Stokoe terminology...

extremely common type of variation is between the handshapes /1/, /L/, and /5/ in signs with one handshape. There is also a distinct variety of ASL used by...

the bodily function or the fecal matter. The back of dominant open b-handshape flipped out under chin literally means "so what?" Using a middle finger...

addition, the dez (handshape) symbols below may be used to indicate that the location is the passive hand in a specific shape. Given a handshape (dez) ⟨D⟩,*...

development. The mind detects handshape contrasts but groups similar handshapes together in one category. Different handshapes are stored in other categories...

to a morphological system that can express events and states. They use handshape classifiers to represent movement, location, and shape. Classifiers differ...

of movement. Handshape—paralleling consonants, nine basic handshapes can be rounded or unrounded to form a total of 18 distinct handshapes. Referent—numbering...

assimilating their handshape. For example, the word WEEK has handshape /B/ with the weak hand and /1/ with the active hand; the active hand's handshape may be changed...

from American Sign Language (ASL), but modifies the handshapes used in ASL in order to use the handshape of the first letter of the corresponding English...

patterns in handshape production are more similar to conventionalized sign language handshapes than hearing individuals’ gestures. These handshapes are high...