American Sign Language: "corner" The appropriate sign for "corner" depends what kind of corner you are referring to. In general what you do is you use "flat"-hands ("B"-hands) to show a corner, (as in the corner of a room or the corner of a city block). However, if you are talking about the corner of a picture (on the wall) you would instead use an "L"-hand (or two index fingers) and do the sign horizontally (up in the air). CORNER: See animation: "corner" The concept of "corner" has other meanings that just an actual physical corner. There is also the metaphorical meaning of "to corner someone" as in force a person into a place or situation from which they cannot escape or move away from. CORNERED / to corner someone / to pin down someone (metaphorically) such that they must listen to you: Or see: https://youtu.be/ZSwTRGPja_U Corner can also mean "a street intersection." See: INTERSECTION You can learn American Sign Language (ASL) online at American Sign Language University ™ ASL resources by Lifeprint.com © Dr. William Vicars 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 >

American Sign Language: "corner"

The appropriate sign for "corner" depends what kind of corner you are referring to. In general what you do is you use "flat"-hands ("B"-hands) to show a corner, (as in the corner of a room or the corner of a city block). However, if you are talking about the corner of a picture (on the wall) you would instead use an "L"-hand (or two index fingers) and do the sign horizontally (up in the air).

CORNER:

See animation: "corner"

The concept of "corner" has other meanings that just an actual physical corner. There is also the metaphorical meaning of "to corner someone" as in force a person into a place or situation from which they cannot escape or move away from.

CORNERED / to corner someone / to pin down someone (metaphorically) such that they must listen to you:

Or see: https://youtu.be/ZSwTRGPja_U

Corner can also mean "a street intersection."
See: INTERSECTION

You can learn American Sign Language (ASL) online at American Sign Language University ™
ASL resources by Lifeprint.com © Dr. William Vicars

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 >