"a lot" American Sign Language (ASL)

American Sign Language: "a lot" or "much" The sign for "a lot" is a variation of the sign "big" except that the hands on "a lot" are "loose 5 handshapes" and are pointed a bit more upward. A-LOT: This sign can be used to mean "much" or to indicate a large amount of something "uncountable" (such as "a lot of water.") Suppose you wanted to say, "A whole bunch!" You can modify the sign "a lot" by adding more facial expression (check out the wild and crazy eyes eh?) and a bit of a hold just after you start the sign and then use a fast strong finish: Also see: MUCH You can learn American Sign Language (ASL) online at American Sign Language University ™ ASL resources by Lifeprint.com © Dr. William Vicars Want to help support ASL University? It's easy: DONATE (Thanks!) (You don't need a PayPal account. Just look for the credit card logos and click continue.) Another way to help is to buy Dr. Bill's "Superdisk." Dr. Bill's new iPhone "Fingerspelling Practice" app is now available! CHECK IT OUT > Want even more ASL resources? Visit the "ASL Training Center!" (Subscription Extension of ASLU) CHECK IT OUT > Bandwidth slow? Check out "ASLUniversity.com" (a free mirror of Lifeprint.com less traffic, fast access) VISIT >

American Sign Language: "a lot" or "much"

The sign for "a lot" is a variation of the sign "big" except that the hands on "a lot" are "loose 5 handshapes" and are pointed a bit more upward.

A-LOT:

This sign can be used to mean "much" or to indicate a large amount of something "uncountable" (such as "a lot of water.")

Suppose you wanted to say, "A whole bunch!" You can modify the sign "a lot" by adding more facial expression (check out the wild and crazy eyes eh?) and a bit of a hold just after you start the sign and then use a fast strong finish:

Also see: MUCH

You can learn American Sign Language (ASL) online at American Sign Language University ™
ASL resources by Lifeprint.com © Dr. William Vicars

Want to help support ASL University? It's easy: DONATE (Thanks!)
(You don't need a PayPal account. Just look for the credit card logos and click continue.)

Another way to help is to buy Dr. Bill's "Superdisk."

Dr. Bill's new iPhone "Fingerspelling Practice" app is now available! CHECK IT OUT >

Want even more ASL resources? Visit the "ASL Training Center!" (Subscription Extension of ASLU) CHECK IT OUT >

Bandwidth slow? Check out "ASLUniversity.com" (a free mirror of Lifeprint.com less traffic, fast access) VISIT >