"few" American Sign Language (ASL)

American Sign Language: "FEW" and "SEVERAL" FEW: My wife, (and several other sources) insist that the sign "few" only uses 3 digits. Hmm. Since ~~I have to live with her~~ I get the privilege and honor of being married to her, I'm going to post her version: Note: The smaller and tighter you hunch your shoulders and do the movement, the more scarce the referent. Animation: FEW / several (if you've got a "windows media player) SEVERAL: Note "several" and "few" are the basically the same sign, but you can do the movement a little larger and spread out to indicate that while limited it isn't necessarily scarce. Note: The meaning I'm expressing above with my facial expression is, "There are more than just a few, but not that many." SEVERAL (another example) Here is the sign "SEVERAL" using a more casual facial expression indicating a bit more generous version of "several" as in "more than a couple." 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 sign language online at American Sign Language (ASL) University ™ Sign language lessons and resources. Dr. William Vicars © Lifeprint.com

American Sign Language: "FEW" and "SEVERAL"

FEW:

My wife, (and several other sources) insist that the sign "few" only uses 3 digits. Hmm. Since ~~I have to live with her~~ I get the privilege and honor of being married to her, I'm going to post her version:

Note: The smaller and tighter you hunch your shoulders and do the movement, the more scarce the referent.

Animation: FEW / several (if you've got a "windows media player)

SEVERAL: Note "several" and "few" are the basically the same sign, but you can do the movement a little larger and spread out to indicate that while limited it isn't necessarily scarce.

Note: The meaning I'm expressing above with my facial expression is, "There are more than just a few, but not that many."

SEVERAL (another example) Here is the sign "SEVERAL" using a more casual facial expression indicating a bit more generous version of "several" as in "more than a couple."

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 sign language online at American Sign Language (ASL) University ™
Sign language lessons and resources. Dr. William Vicars © Lifeprint.com