American Sign Language: "goat" The sign for "goat" uses a bent-V handshape. Touch your chin, then touch your upper forehead. The handshape starts and stays in a "bent-V" shape. The movement is quick. Memory aid: Think of a goat's beard and horns. GOAT: Notes: Sure, at one time this sign probably used the sign OLD and then the sign "two horns pointing backward over the head." But the fact is, signs evolve and tend to become more simple, with fewer handshapes. Thus regardless of how this sign "was" done in the past, it is currently generally done (by adult native Deaf signers) using only "one" handshape. 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: "goat"

The sign for "goat" uses a bent-V handshape. Touch your chin, then touch your upper forehead. The handshape starts and stays in a "bent-V" shape. The movement is quick.
Memory aid: Think of a goat's beard and horns.

GOAT:

Notes:
Sure, at one time this sign probably used the sign OLD and then the sign "two horns pointing backward over the head." But the fact is, signs evolve and tend to become more simple, with fewer handshapes. Thus regardless of how this sign "was" done in the past, it is currently generally done (by adult native Deaf signers) using only "one" handshape.

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 >