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1 Initialized Signs

2 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

3 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…

4 Important Fact: Initialized Signs still have all the parameters:
Movement Location Palm Orientation NMS EXCEPT : - Handshape

5 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

6 So use them as little as possible
BEWARE!! Deaf Community frowns upon over use of initialized signs. So use them as little as possible

7 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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