American Sign Language: "too much"


TOO-MUCH!
This sign is similar to the sign "more than" but the nonmanual marker (body language) is one of a negative headshake, an "ooh" mouth morpheme, and squinted eyes.  Also, the dominant hand travels in a backward arc as it moves upward.


Sample sentence: 
"Do you think that ASL teachers earn too much?"  (YOU THINK ASL TEACHERS EARN TOO-MUCH?)



 


Also see: THAN



 
Notes:

 

Also glossed as: too-much

Where this sign is taught:

Taught in Lesson 24.
Reviewed in lessons: 33

Practice sentences using this sign:

YOU THINK _______ EARN TOO-MUCH?
YOU THINK TEACHER EAT TOO-MUCH?

Related signs:

ACCEPT | DECLINE | DECREASE | DON'T-MIND | DURING | ENOUGH | HOW-MUCH | IMPROVE