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Initialized Signs
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What are Initialized Signs?
A sign that uses the first letter of the ENGLISH word for the hand shape of the sign. Example: CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY VACATION
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Why does ASL use Initialized Signs?
To help clarify a specific word that otherwise might just be fingerspelled. Often used when educating young Deaf children Example: SHAPES – square, triangle, rectangle, pentagon etc…
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Important Fact: Initialized Signs still have all the parameters:
Movement Location Palm Orientation NMS EXCEPT : - Handshape
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Other Facts Quite a few initialized signs have found their way into general usage in the Deaf community A concept which is used frequently and the initialized version for that concept uses less effort than the non-initialized version then it is likely that the initialized sign will eventually gain acceptance as an ASL sign
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So use them as little as possible
BEWARE!! Deaf Community frowns upon over use of initialized signs. So use them as little as possible
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How do I know when to use an INITIALZED Sign?
A concept which has no alternate non-initialized sign is more likely to be accepted as an ASL sign. For example "AUNT." There is no non-initialized sign that means "aunt" in ASL. The sign AUNT is well accepted in ASL, as is UNCLE
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