Open8@Chest-PalmBack Open8@Sternum-PalmBack

American Sign Language Alternative forms with a double motion Open8@Chest-PalmBack Upanddown Open8@Sternum-PalmBack (FEEL+) Etymology Apparently related to ase Open8@Sternum-PalmBack CirclesSurfaceContact heart. The original location for this sign was apparently the left side of the sternum (in the figurative location of the heart). The Open 8 handshape is used in many signs associated with sensation, e.g. ase Open8@BackHand Contact contact, touch. Production ase one Open8 Chest PalmBack While maintaining contact with the chest, move the hand up to the following posture. Open8 Sternum PalmBack Verb verb FEEL to feel (ASL gloss) YOU FEEL+ ALRIGHT? — “Do you feel alright?” NO, ME FEEL SO-SO. — “No. I feel so-so [not so good].” to sense ase transitive to think (something) without being certain; to believe tentatively; to feel that (ASL gloss) ME FEEL COMMUNICATION IMPORTANT. — “I feel that communication is important.” Noun noun FEELING feeling; sensation emotion motive