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Also see: COME
GO: Notice the single, quick
movement:
"Go" as in "TAKE-OFF"
Here is a favorite of mine. It means "take off," "let's
jam," or "hit the road." If you use a smaller, double motion it can mean "run"
as in "The printing press is running or producing the
pages." Note: The non-dominant hand doesn't move much in this sign.
The movement is in my right hand.
Note: The sign COME is a
reversed form of the sign "GO."
COME:
Non-standard version of
"come" and "go."
When I was young I used to see these variations show up on the hands of signers
who were using Signed English:
COME:
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Make the sign for "come" by pointing both index fingers toward each other. Rotate both fingers around one another. Move both hands toward your body. |
You might see the sign GO done with a
rolling motion.
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Make the sign for
"go" by pointing both index fingers toward each other.
Rotate both fingers around one another. Move both hands away from your body. |
DISCUSSION:
In a message dated
3/31/2007 8:23:09 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, kerbyhouse@
writes:
Now I have another question which is, I see “go” as throwing fingers forward and
also, sideways as well as two fingers rolling forward as like 2 wheels rolling
forward. IS there a difference as in “We are going to the store” and “here we
go!”? I saw a couple signing with their child at Disneyland the other day and
they signed “go” like bicycle wheels and then I see Rachel (Signing Time) sign
go as throwing fingers forward/sideways (angular?) but in my book, the author signs it
throwing them forward. Why are there so many different ways? According to the
excerpt, as long as you mouth the word with the action, it signifies “go” went
“going”….etc correct?
Dr. Bill's comments:
1. Generally the ASL sign for "GO" is done by "throwing" the index fingers forward.
(The tips of the index fingers tracing an arc in the air.)
2. Throwing the index fingers to the side is another very popular version.
3. The sign can be "directional." If you are going to a specific place that is in a certain direction you can
incorporate that information into the sign by "throwing the index fingers" in
that direction.
4. The rolling version of the sign "go" is more of a "Signed English" version
of the sign and is not commonly used by skilled users of ASL.
5. Concepts like "Here we go!" might not incorporate the sign "GO" at all.
Instead, in ASL, you would sign something more to the effect of, "READY?
PROCEED!"
6. "Mouthing" is a complex topic. While it is indeed common to see mouthing or
"partial mouthing" of words in the Deaf Community it is an overstatement to
declare that a person "should" mouth words while signing. Some signs require
specific mouth movements that have nothing to do with voiced English. For
example, mouthing the English words "not yet" while signing "NOT-YET" will
result in an incorrectly produced sign.
Also see the "COME" page.
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