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OpenB@Chin-PalmBack-OpenB@CenterChesthigh-PalmUp OpenB@Palm-PalmUp-OpenB@CenterChesthigh-PalmUp
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American Sign Language
Etymology
(Alternative #1) Rewarding for speaking correctly hence the gesture for "You speak correctly, good!"
(Alternative #2) A gesture for warm air out of mouth which indicate that it's "good".
(Alternative #3) Affordable to buy food. Mouth for food to eat, hand downward for a gesture of holding a bag of money.
Look at each international sign language for the transformation of a word "Good".
French: "Bon" - http://media.spreadthesign.com/video/mp4/10/14618.mp4
Spanish: "bueno" - http://media.spreadthesign.com/video/mp4/5/14611.mp4
Ukrainian: "добро" - http://media.spreadthesign.com/video/mp4/31/110480.mp4
Polish: "dobry" - http://media.spreadthesign.com/video/mp4/19/59015.mp4
Production
left-hand open-B palm-upright-hand open-B palm-inleft-hand below from right-handclose to body in center of chinright-hand moves down while turning toright-hand open-B palm-upleft-hand touching below right-hand
two
B Chin PalmBack OpenB CenterChesthigh PalmUp ASL OpenB@Chin-PalmBack-OpenB@CenterChesthigh-PalmUp.jpg
Hold the dominant hand briefly in this posture. Hold the nondominant hand in this posture for the duration of the sign.
Move the dominant hand downward to contact the nondominant palm in the next posture.
B Palm PalmUp OpenB CenterChesthigh PalmUp ASL OpenB@Palm-PalmUp-OpenB@CenterChesthigh-PalmUp.jpg
Adjective
adj B ASL OpenB@Palm-PalmUp-OpenB@CenterChesthigh-PalmUp.jpg GOOD
good
1@CenterChesthigh@FingerForward B@Chin-PalmBack-B@CenterChesthigh-PalmUp B@Palm-PalmUp-B@CenterChesthigh-PalmUp FlatC@Forehead-FingerAcross FlatO@Forehead-FingerAcross
PRO GOOD BOY. (“He is a good boy.”)
Adverb
adv B ASL OpenB@Palm-PalmUp-OpenB@CenterChesthigh-PalmUp.jpg WELL
well