Open8@Chest-PalmBack-Open8@Chest-PalmBack Open8@SideNeckhigh-PalmBack-Open8@SideNeckhigh-PalmBack

American Sign Language
American Sign Language phrasebook
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Etymology
  • Compare Open8@Chest-PalmBack-Open8@NearChest-PalmBack RoundMplane-RoundMplane (“excite”)

Production
  • This two-handed ASL sign is produced with a questioning face:
    1. Posture the nondominant hand in the “open 8” handshape on the chest, nondominant palm facing back. Posture the dominant hand in the “open 8” handshape on the chest, dominant palm facing back.
    2. Move both hands in arcs from the chest up and out to the next posture.
    3. Posture the nondominant hand in the “open 8” handshape in front of and beside the neck, nondominant palm facing back. Posture the dominant hand in the “open 8” handshape in front of and beside the neck, dominant palm facing back.
    4. Hold both hands briefly in this posture.
Hold-move chart for Open8@Chest-PalmBack-Open8@Chest-PalmBack Open8@SideNeckhigh-PalmBack-Open8@SideNeckhigh-PalmBack
dominant

hand
(strong)

type
contour
plane
quality
local movement

hold

 
 
 
 

move

 
 
 
 

hold

 
 
 
 

Hand configuration

Part of hand

Proximity
Spatial relation

Contact location

Part of hand facing
Facing location
Part of hand oriented
Plane of orientation

‘open 8’ (8u)

fingertip (TIFI)
at (c)

ipsi. side of chest (iCH)

palm (IN)
body or other hand (SP)
base of hand (BA)
midline plane (MP)

‘open 8’ (8u)

fingertip (TIFI)
at (c)

? (p2NK)

back of hand (BK)
forward (VP)
base of hand (BA)
horizontal (HP)

nondominant

hand
(weak)

type
contour
plane
quality
local movement

hold

 
 
 
 

move

 
 
 
 

hold

 
 
 
 

Hand configuration

Part of hand

Proximity
Spatial relation

Contact location

Part of hand facing
Facing location
Part of hand oriented
Plane of orientation

‘open 8’ (8u)

fingertip (TIFI)
at (c)

ipsi. side of chest (iCH)

palm (IN)
body or other hand (SP)
base of hand (BA)
midline plane (MP)

‘open 8’ (8u)

fingertip (TIFI)
at (c)

? (p2NK)

back of hand (BK)
forward (VP)
base of hand (BA)
horizontal (HP)

Phrase

(ASL gloss: WHATS-UP?)

  1. (informal) what's up?; what's new?

Synonyms
  • (what's up, how are you): (formal) HOW YOU?
  • Open8@Chest-PalmBack-Open8@NearChest-PalmBack RoundMplane-RoundMplane (“excite”)
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