MANUAL ALPHABETIC CHARACTERS PART 3

   When a comparison is made, it is perceived that Sign Language is a completely separate and distinct language from the spoken languages. It contains all the fundamental features of spoken language, with its own rules for pronunciation, formation, and word order. Languages ​​differ in way of communication. Each language has ways of signaling different functions, such as asking a question instead of making a statement.

   Listeners can ask a question by raising the pitch of their voices and adjusting the word order; Sign language users can also adjust the order of the signs; they ask a question by raising their eyebrows, opening their eyes wider, and leaning their body forward.

   As with other spoken languages, the specific ways of expressing ideas in Sign Language can also be expressed in written form.

   In spoken language, the combinations of letters, consonants,    and vowels describe the different sounds that make up words and distinguish them from one another.

   In the same way, as you progress through this book, you will observe how the handshape, the vowel fingers and the body and manual alphabetic characters, are combined with each other to describe the different signs that form the different words and distinguish them from one another.

Hand Place

   For now, familiarize yourself with the following hand place and distinguish the difference and similarities in them.

For example. You will notice that the finger nails are the same vowels finger with the difference of a circle above the vowel.

It will be very easy to tell the difference in these hand place if you look closely, as not only are they familiar, but their place is easy to remember.

 
   familiarize yourself with the following hand place

   If you are a hearing person, it may take you a while to learn and memorize these alphabetic characters, but for a Deaf person it is not difficult at all.

Familiarize yourself with the following hand place.

Easy Grammar

Descriptive And Guidance Supports

Parentheses and brackets are not considered handshape, but they are used as descriptive support within this Writing Signed Languages system. When they appear together, it never indicates that they touch each other, they will always be separated. This will only change when a alphabetic character with an orientation indicator indicates it. You'll see how easy it is to use when you watch the teaching video.

( ): Parentheses:

[ ]: Brackets:

   As explained before, the parentheses: ( ) and brackets: [ ], are not considered handshape, but they are used as descriptive support within this Writing Signed Languages system.

   When they appear together, it never indicates that they touch each other, they will always be separated.

However, when it is with a place alphabetic character or vowels finger without a middle vertical indicator, it indicates that only that part of the hand is touched while the rest remains separate.You'll see how easy it is when you look at the examples below.