There might be some wrist flexing when making the sign for 22, but it isn’t really necessary. In fact, most instructional materials teaching 22 don’t show any wrist movements.

When we were discussing the movement, the first suggestion was to write a zig-zag movement like below, but then it was countered because the second point “shouldn’t be so sharp, but more of a curve.”


Then the symbol below was suggested, but "the first bounce should be cut in half to match the movement."


I tried to construct a small straight down movement connected to a single curve, but it wasn’t working well. That is when the single curve offset from the center somewhat came up. It seems to work, but I just wanted to make sure. ;-)


Adam

On Aug 8, 2019, at 8:41 AM, Valerie Sutton <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

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Hi Adam and everyone -

Thanks for sharing these questions with us -

I hope you all will put in your opinions - this is an interesting topic -

I have a question - Is there wrist motion like the sign for YES in the sign for 22? Is it like a "traveling YES"?

The original writing with the three arrows was a compromise - it avoided writing the actual Wrist Movement Symbol, but still gave the feeling of "down-down" while it was traveling side

If wrist motion is not necessary - or if it is there but no need to write it to understand it - then the curve is fine for me - but for me it gives the "feeling" of a curve, not "down-down" from the wrist

what do you feel when you look at those arrows? and is it necessary to write the different feelings?

Val ;-)

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On Aug 8, 2019, at 8:32 AM, Adam Frost <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

I was teaching how to write some signs when I came to a very common movement in ASL: down-right-down. An example of a sign with this movement is the ASL number 22. Here is how this movement has been traditionally written.


When I was teaching this writing, my student asked why there has to be three arrows when it is a single (and very common) movement. This lead to a discussion of possible ways to write it. This is what was proposed.


I thought it was interesting that the placement of the curved movement almost implies an initial small downward movement. What are your thoughts on this writing?

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