American Sign Language: "winter" In "high context" situations, the concept of "winter" can be expressed in ASL by simply signing "COLD." Many people just sign "cold" when they mean "winter." That is okay as long as you can figure out the meaning from the context of the sentence. If there is any ambiguity (if it isn't clear) as to the meaning, then you can use an initialized sign that uses "W" handshapes on the sign "cold." WINTER: Sample sentence: Does it snow here in the winter? = WINTER HERE SNOW? Dr. Bill's new iPhone "Fingerspelling Practice" app is available now for just 99 cents! GET IT HERE! NEW! Online "ASL Training Center!" (Premium Subscription Version of ASLU) CHECK IT OUT Also available: "ASLUniversity.com" (a mirror of Lifeprint.com less traffic, fast access) VISIT NOW Want to help support Lifeprint / ASLU? It's easy! You can learn sign language (ASL) online at American Sign Language University ™ Lifeprint.com © Dr. William Vicars

American Sign Language: "winter"

In "high context" situations, the concept of "winter" can be expressed in ASL by simply signing "COLD."

Many people just sign "cold" when they mean "winter." That is okay as long as you can figure out the meaning from the context of the sentence. If there is any ambiguity (if it isn't clear) as to the meaning, then you can use an initialized sign that uses "W" handshapes on the sign "cold."

WINTER:

Sample sentence: Does it snow here in the winter? = WINTER HERE SNOW?

Dr. Bill's new iPhone "Fingerspelling Practice" app is available now for just 99 cents! GET IT HERE!

NEW! Online "ASL Training Center!" (Premium Subscription Version of ASLU) ** CHECK IT OUT **

Also available: "ASLUniversity.com" (a mirror of Lifeprint.com less traffic, fast access) ** VISIT NOW **

Want to help support Lifeprint / ASLU? It's easy!