1@Chin-PalmBack 1@FromChin-PalmUp

American Sign Language Etymology Indicates speech coming from the mouth. Production ase one 1 Chin PalmBack Move the hand forward and extend the wrist so the index finger tilts forward. 1 FromChin PalmUp Verb verb TELL to tell Inflection This is a directional sign. The direction the index finger points in the final posture indicates the indirect object, i.e. the person being told. If the indirect object is the first person, the index finger moves from the chin to the sternum. just about to tell 1 Chin PalmBack gaze toward the indirect object (the person being told) Related terms ase 1@Chin-PalmBack Contact Contact say ase 1@NearMouth-FingerAcross CirclesMidline speak, hearing person ase 1@NearChin-FingerUp-1@FromChin-FingerUp Frontandback-Frontandback conversation ase 4@Chin-FingerUp 4@FromChin-FingerUp talk ase 4@NearChin-FingerUp-4@FromChin-FingerUp Frontandback-Frontandback conversation See also ase 5@NearChin-PalmForward Flatten chatter ase FlatB@Side RoundMidlineFrontandback lecture ase 9@InFingerThumb-FingerThumbAcross-9@CenterChesthigh-FingerThumbAcross TwistSidetoside-TwistSidetoside 9@FromFingerThumb-FingerThumbAcross-9@InsideChesthigh-FingerThumbAcross tell a story ase G@FromFingerThumb-G@InsideChesthigh Flatten-Flatten gossip