American Sign Language: "Classifier G" or "CL:G" The "G" handshape can be used as a classifier to indicate the quality of "thinness" or "things that are thin." CL:G "thin" You can also use the "g" handshape as a classifier to show that something is "thin." For example, you could use the following sign to show the thinness of a picture frame, a book, a piece of wood, etc. If you used this sign to talk about a person then it wouldn't be just the sign "thin" and not a "classifier" showing "how thin." THIN: Sample sentence: "Which do you prefer, thick or thin crust pizza?" = "PIZZA THIN-[crust], THICK-[crust], WHICH FAVORITE-[prefer] YOU?" CL:G "eyelid opening." You can use CL:G to indicate the opening and closing of eyelids. Winking. SURPRISE: CL:G "very short hair" When discussing "hair" and you want to indicate that a person had a crew cut or a "buzz cut" you can use a "G" handshape to show that the length of the hair is "very short." This sign shows the height of the hair of a person who just had a buzz cut. For more "hair signs" see HAIR. HAIR: BUZZ-CUT CL:G "small item" Classifier-G can be used to resent a "small item" being picked up and manipulated. Also see: the THIN page 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 > You can learn ASL (American Sign Language) online at American Sign Language University ™ Lifeprint.com © Dr. William Vicars

American Sign Language: "Classifier G" or "CL:G"

The "G" handshape can be used as a classifier to indicate the quality of "thinness" or "things that are thin."

CL:G "thin"
You can also use the "g" handshape as a classifier to show that something is "thin."
For example, you could use the following sign to show the thinness of a picture frame, a book, a piece of wood, etc. If you used this sign to talk about a person then it wouldn't be just the sign "thin" and not a "classifier" showing "how thin."

THIN:

Sample sentence: "Which do you prefer, thick or thin crust pizza?" = "PIZZA THIN-[crust], THICK-[crust], WHICH FAVORITE-[prefer] YOU?"

CL:G "eyelid opening."
You can use CL:G to indicate the opening and closing of eyelids. Winking.

SURPRISE:

CL:G "very short hair"
When discussing "hair" and you want to indicate that a person had a crew cut or a "buzz cut" you can use a "G" handshape to show that the length of the hair is "very short." This sign shows the height of the hair of a person who just had a buzz cut. For more "hair signs" see HAIR.

HAIR: BUZZ-CUT

CL:G "small item"
Classifier-G can be used to resent a "small item" being picked up and manipulated.

Also see: the THIN page

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 >

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