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The material introduces Handshape, detailing common confusions among specific handshapes and giving example hand configurations. It also covers Palm Orientation with typical directions and signs that change meaning by turning the palm, then Location, describing signing space and how shifting bodily location alters meaning. 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Each ASL Sign can be broken down and analyzed into five separate features called PARAMETERS.  \n! For a single sign to be correct, each of the five parameters must be used correctly.  \n! The following slides will explain these parameters with examples to help you understand the concept.  \nHandshape  \n! This refers to the hand configuration which is used in beginning any word production in American Sign Language (ASL) .  \n! If you're familiar with ASL Alphabet, you'll notice that every word begins with one of at least forty handshapes found in the manual alphabet.  \n! The handshape difference between me and mine is simple to identify, yet, ASL students often confuse the two .  \n! Common handshape errors include the differences between the number  \n1 and D, D and F, & E and O  \n! Here are just a three examples of handshapes:  \n! the 'c' as in class  \n! the open 'a' as in behind  \n! the bent 'v' as in squirrel.  \n! Signs in the same location but different handshape:  \n! Restaurant  \n! Arizona  \n! Twin  \nHandshape  \nExample  \nPalm Orientation  \n! This refers to the direction in which the hand is turned to produce a sign .  \n! Palm orientation is the direction of your palm which may include  \n! palm up  \n! palm down  \n! palm right  \n! palm left  \n! palm outward (away from you)  \n! palm inward (palm facing you) .  \n! 3 Signs that change with palm orientation:  \n! School  \n! Stop  \n! Proof  \nPalm Orientation  \nExample  \nLocation  \n! This refers to the physical parameters or bodily location where the sign are produced.  \n! The general physical parameters (signing space) for sign language production are approximately four inches above the head, elbow room as with hands on waist, and about four inches below the belly button or belt buckle .  \n! 3 Signs that Change meaning when changing location:  \n! Summer  \n! To be Ugly  \n! Dry  \nLocation  \nSummer, To Be Ugly, Dry  \nMovement  \n! This refers to the changing of the location of the hands within the set physical parameters during sign production .  \n! For example, a sign may be moving away from you or towards you to indicate a directional verb such as 'I give you the book\" or \"She gives him a pencil\" .  \n! Movement also refers to the frequency of an action .  \n! Movement affects meaning.  \n! 3 Examples of how Movement changes meaning:  \n! Stop  \n! Some  \n! Reject  \nMovement  \nExample","cbCaisEkFIrvX0OX","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaisEkFIrvX0OX","pdf",7784772,"English","# Handshape\n## Examples and common errors\n# Palm Orientation\n## Directions and signs that change\n# Location\n## Signing space and meaning changes\n# Movement\n## Direction, frequency, and meaning changes","[{\"question\":\"What are the five parameters of ASL signs?\",\"answer\":\"Each ASL sign can be broken down into five parameters: Handshape, Palm Orientation, Location, Movement, and an example-based explanation for understanding them. All five parameters must be used correctly for the sign to be accurate.\"},{\"question\":\"How does handshape affect meaning in ASL?\",\"answer\":\"Handshape refers to the hand configuration used at the beginning of word production. 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