"above" American Sign Language (ASL)

American Sign Language: "above" The sign for "above" varies depending on if you mean "hovering over" or if you mean "more than." Much of the time we simply use classifiers to show where things are in relation to each other. Hold your base hand (non-dominant hand) steady while circling your dominant hand above it. The movement is as if you were washing off a table. ABOVE: "above" = MORE-THAN: Also see: MORE-THAN 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 something from the ASLU "Bookstore." 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 > You can learn sign language (ASL) online at American Sign Language University ™ Lifeprint.com © Dr. William Vicars

American Sign Language: "above"

The sign for "above" varies depending on if you mean "hovering over" or if you mean "more than." Much of the time we simply use classifiers to show where things are in relation to each other.

Hold your base hand (non-dominant hand) steady while circling your dominant hand above it. The movement is as if you were washing off a table.

ABOVE:

"above" = MORE-THAN:

Also see: MORE-THAN

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 something from the ASLU "Bookstore."

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 >