“ASL poets can create a complete poem or story by using one handshape to represent a multitude of concepts,†he said. In ASL, Ridloff explained, a single handshape can mean a different word depending on its placement of movement. The handshape for “rooster,†for example, is the same as the handshape for “car.â€
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