SignWriting List
October 11, 2005

Modified October 11, 2010

QUESTION 0086

SignSpelling Rule 2: Every Sign Has A Center

Every sign has a Center, like a little universe (the Sun is the center and the planets rotate around it). The Center of the sign gives the sign focus for the reader. It is like an Anchor, that grabs your attention.

1. The Position of Contact is usually the Center of the sign:



MEET (ASL)
Position of Contact
is the Center of this Sign
SEE (ASL)
Position of Contact
is the Center of this Sign

 

2. The Beginning Position is the Center, if there is no contact:


CURTAINS (ASL)
Beginning Handshapes
are the Center of this Sign
YOU (ASL)
Beginning Handshape
is the Center of this Sign

 

3. The Movement Symbols relate to the Center like the planets rotating around the Sun:

 




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