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Handshape meaning

The held position of the hand and fingers in producing a particular sign.

Using Handshape

  • The main meaning on this page is: The held position of the hand and fingers in producing a particular sign.
  • In the example corpus, handshape often appears in combinations such as: the handshape.

Context around Handshape

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 27.4 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 2 middle, 4 end
  • Sentence types: 8 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

simpler 1× detects 1×

Often after:

represents 1× glyph 1× contrasts 1× variation 1× orientation 1×

Sentence patterns with Handshape

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

a simpler handshape as the 1× arbitrary the handshape and the 1× category of handshape variation 1× features including handshape orientation speed 1× is a handshape glyph located 1× mind detects handshape contrasts but 1× which the handshape represents the 1× with one handshape 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

fingerspelling can sometimes 1× for example an 1× letters are formed 1× the mind detects 1× the mind ignores 1× this system allows 1×

Common sentence endings:

and the orientation 1× in one category 1× in spoken dictionaries 1× of handshape variation 1× of the face 1× the dominant hand 1×

Words around Handshape

Just before it in the word index:

handshaking 17 handshakes 65 handshake 237 handsfree 2 handsets 137 handset 256

Just after it in the word index:

handshapes 5 handshoe 3 handsome 541 handsomely 82 handsomeness 3 handsomer 3

Similar in corpus frequency:

aargau 11 abacos 11 abboud 11 abbreviate 11 abdelkader 11 abdomens 11

Corpus analysis for Handshape

  • In this selection, "handshape" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 27.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, simpler, detects, represents, glyph and contrasts stand out and add context to how "handshape" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include a simpler handshape as the and arbitrary the handshape and the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "handshape" sits close to words such as aargau, abacos and abboud, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with handshape

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

The mind detects handshape contrasts but groups similar handshapes together in one category. (13 words)

For example, an extremely common type of variation is between the handshapes /1/, /L/, and /5/ in signs with one handshape. (21 words)

This system allows for internal ordering by features including handshape, orientation, speed, location, and other clustered features not found in spoken dictionaries. (22 words)

Longer example sentences

Wilcox (2000) In this way, the Israeli Sign Language (ISL) sign for ASK has parts of its form that are iconic ("movement away from the mouth" means "something coming from the mouth"), and parts that are arbitrary (the handshape, and the orientation). (42 words)

Letters are formed by a dominant hand, which is on top of or alongside the other hand at the point of contact, and a subordinate hand, which uses either the same or a simpler handshape as the dominant hand. (39 words)

Fingerspelling can sometimes be a source of new signs, such as initialized signs, in which the handshape represents the first letter of a spoken word with the same meaning. (29 words)

Example sentences (8)

Fingerspelling can sometimes be a source of new signs, such as initialized signs, in which the handshape represents the first letter of a spoken word with the same meaning.

For example, an extremely common type of variation is between the handshapes /1/, /L/, and /5/ in signs with one handshape.

Letters are formed by a dominant hand, which is on top of or alongside the other hand at the point of contact, and a subordinate hand, which uses either the same or a simpler handshape as the dominant hand.

That is, a handshape glyph located at the side of the face, together with a contact glyph, indicates that the hand touches the side of the face.

The mind detects handshape contrasts but groups similar handshapes together in one category.

The mind ignores some of the similarities between different perceptual categories, at the same time preserving the visual information within each perceptual category of handshape variation.

This system allows for internal ordering by features including handshape, orientation, speed, location, and other clustered features not found in spoken dictionaries.

Wilcox (2000) In this way, the Israeli Sign Language (ISL) sign for ASK has parts of its form that are iconic ("movement away from the mouth" means "something coming from the mouth"), and parts that are arbitrary (the handshape, and the orientation).

Common combinations with handshape

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "handshape" in a sentence?
An example: "Fingerspelling can sometimes be a source of new signs, such as initialized signs, in which the handshape represents the first letter of a spoken word with the same meaning." This page contains 8 example sentences with the word "handshape" from authentic English texts.
What does "handshape" mean?
Handshape means: The held position of the hand and fingers in producing a particular sign.
How many example sentences with "handshape" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 8 example sentences with "handshape", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.