American Sign Language: "self-study" To do the sign for SELF-STUDY you start with an "A" handshape in front of your chest. If you are right handed, the palm-side of the "A"-hand is toward your left. Bring the thumb-side of the "A"-hand back to your chest. Note: you are not "jabbing" your chest with the tip of your thumb, rather you are bringing the whole length of the thumb into contact with your chest. SELF-STUDY: Animation: "SELF-STUDY" Notes: The phrase "self-study" is a compound sign. By that I mean you are compounding the signs SELF and STUDY into one concept "SELF-STUDY." The sign SELF is normally done using a double movement when used to mean "myself" or "my own." When used as part of the compound sign "SELF-STUDY" the second movement (of the sign SELF) is dropped. Additionally, the most common version of the sign for STUDY tends to use a fluttering of the fingers. In the compound sign SELF-STUDY the fluttering movement of the sign STUDY is reduced. Also see: SELF Also see: STUDY 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: "self-study"

To do the sign for SELF-STUDY you start with an "A" handshape in front of your chest. If you are right handed, the palm-side of the "A"-hand is toward your left. Bring the thumb-side of the "A"-hand back to your chest. Note: you are not "jabbing" your chest with the tip of your thumb, rather you are bringing the whole length of the thumb into contact with your chest.

SELF-STUDY:

Animation: "SELF-STUDY"

Notes:
The phrase "self-study" is a compound sign. By that I mean you are compounding the signs SELF and STUDY into one concept "SELF-STUDY."

The sign SELF is normally done using a double movement when used to mean "myself" or "my own." When used as part of the compound sign "SELF-STUDY" the second movement (of the sign SELF) is dropped. Additionally, the most common version of the sign for STUDY tends to use a fluttering of the fingers. In the compound sign SELF-STUDY the fluttering movement of the sign STUDY is reduced.

Also see: SELF
Also see: STUDY

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 >