Module 9

Vocabulary

Extra Resources

Fingerspelling

Grammar

CL-H

Can include versions of the "H" hand in which the thumb is slightly separated from the fingers and then closes onto them as if showing a clamping or attaching movement.

* Fastening small objects to something else (using a clasping movement): badges, clip-on earrings, hair barrettes, paper clips

* Placement of an electrode onto the skin

* A tongue (some variations of tongue movements)

CL-H-(open)

Looks like an "H" hand but the thumb is sticking out to the side.

* Medium or small paint brushes, painting

* a tongue: "a dog licking a person's face"

CL- X

*  A person or animal that is crouched or hunched over (using a modified version of CL- 1): a person who skulks, slinks, shrinks or slouches.

*  A scratching or digging device: scratch or scar, a digging or chipping apparatus (such a pick ax or mining tool)

*  Anything with a hook: boat anchor, door latch, fishing hook, talons, tow, bat (animal), beaked nose, scorpion's tail, clothes hangers

*  Long curved sliding device: ice skates, skis

*  The movement of bent legs: running furiously, cross-legged, kicked-back-(relax), a bull pawing at the ground before charging, (etc.)

*  The movement of a convertible car's top

Culture