Signs
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Description
of Sign Action
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| apple juice (apple + juice) |
apple -
Curl your right index finger to touch your thumb. Twist
or rotate, your arm, tipping the knuckle towards your mouth, then back
again.
juice - The letter
"j"
sign swings wide towards your mouth and coming to rest just
under the lower lip.. |
chocolate milk (chocolate + milk)
|
chocolate - Circle the
right "C" hand on
the back of an open left hand, moving counterclockwise.
milk - Open and close
fist, like
milking a cow. |
cocoa
|
Widen the space between the index finger and thumb of a "G"
sign to simulate a "small C." Then rotate the simulated "C" (for
"cocoa") in a counter-clockwise motion above the palm of an upward
turned left hand. |
coffee
|
Using two "S" hands, pantomime grinding coffee, rotating the
hands in opposition. |
Coke (pop)
|
Place the tip of the index finger of a right "L" hand
against the left forearm. Slightly squeeze the thumb against the index
finger. |
grape juice (grape + juice)
|
grape - Lightly
touch the fingertips of a right curved hand
(fingers spread) several times on the back of a left curved hand, palm
turned down. Note: The movement represents clusters of grapes.
juice - The letter "j"
sign swings wide towards your mouth and coming to rest just
under the lower lip.. |
milk
|
Open and close
fist, like
milking a cow. |
orange juice (orange + juice)
|
orange - Squeeze an "s"
hand in front of the mouth to pantomime
squeezing an orange.
juice - The letter "j"
sign swings wide towards your mouth and coming to rest just
under the lower lip. |
tea
|
Use the thumb and index finger of the
right hand to mimic
dipping a tea bag into the left "s" hand which represents a teacup.
Slightly rotate the wrist as if "swishing" the tea bag in the hot
water.
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water
|
The letter "W"
signed at chin level. |