TOOL: The
American Sign Language (ASL) sign for "tool"
Notes: There is no widely accepted sign for tool. Most people
familiar with the language will tell you to spell it.
I notice that when I spell it I form a "T", change into a modified "O" that
uses the thumb, index, and middle fingers (with the other two "sort of"
rounded but not like in a full "O-handshape), slide the hand about two
inches and change into an L.
If I "think about it" I end up doing a full O-handshape.
Thus you can see this fingerspelled sign is somewhat lexicalized (mutated to
become more "sign-like") but that it is only marginally so and you could get
into some great arguments over it. (Have fun.) Now, that being
said, lets look at some other ways to express the concept:
TOOL (fingerspelled):
DRILL: Notes: Show the drilling of a hole.
DRILL: animated
SCREWDRIVER:
HAMMER:
WRENCH:
PLIERS:
Notes:
See: DRILL
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