Fingerspelling (Advanced) (Alex) American Sign Language (ASL)

Dr. Bill providing a bit of advanced fingerspelling practice with "Alex."
Target audience: Advanced ASL Students nearing completion of a bachelors degree in Deaf Studies / ASL.
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[@sign-language]

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[@sign-language]

Yay...I think I've got the "Cash" app ("cashapp") set up. My "cashtag" is $Lifeprint

[@brindleyy]

That moment when you realize you must be agonizingly slow at fingerspelling to others, haha this was awesome.

[@sign-language]

Brindley, I like your attitude. - Dr. Bill

[@raemiddlebrook7913]

I’ve been watching all of these videos to practice and I don’t know why but hearing his laugh made my day

[@1lightdweller]

I need faster eye-balls.

[@xenoblad]

Wow this was intimidating. I only started studying 1 year ago and I thought I was good at reading finger spelling, but man do I have to practice a lot more. I understood maybe less tben 10% of this on the 1st try. At least it's always fun to sign, so it doesn't feel like work.

[@suzannehedderly1331]

I’ve got to watch this a few (thousand) times. 😣

[@kevinjudd6025]

Please do more of these, It's such great practice!

[@tinkerb35]

This is so incredibly helpful to watch!

[@mikesake1815]

Always enjoy your videos Dr. Bill Vicars! This helps with my fingerspelling receptivity (:

[@adriecampo6222]

She’s so good ! Amazing

[@imogenasenath9669]

had to watch this at half speed and still struggled, lol. Lot to learn.

[@sign-language]

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[@user-fd3fb7hb1v]

I love this video...especially the "b" "s" sign....

[@courtneycameron5073]

Thanks!

[@allenquartermane6134]

Love your videos, I have arthritis in my hands and fingers and am very slow and have trouble getting the spelling right. Plus it's hard to concentrate on your hands with all the pretty girls there ! Hahahahaha.......

[@abdullahsakarya716]

Hello I deaf yes I am Turkey sign language students have taught beautiful congratulations I'm in istanbul for students to teach Turkish sign language I would be very pleased with you

[@sarahv8937]

Thank you so much for these videos!! Does the abbreviation "abt." have different connotation than the "about" sign, or are they the same? I'm having trouble distinguishing between when people use the lexicalized fingerspelling (like car vs the sign "car") and when they use the sign. Are there specific situations where one is more appropriate?

[@sign-language]

The "abt"abbreviation tends to mean "regarding" but seems rather bound to the "TALK" sign as in "what are you talking about?" The "abt" abbreviation would not be a good choice for the concept of "approximate." For the concept of approximate use the APPROXIMATE / around / about sign. If you mean "about" as in "regarding" and you are not signing "talk about" then a good choice is either the two handed ABOUT sign or perhaps the sign TOPIC/quote/title would fit (depending on context).

[@sarahv8937]

@@sign-language That makes sense, thank you so much!! For other lexicalizations like #car or #busy, does using the fingerspelling add any emphasis compared to the signs? Or are they considered less formal? I know that sometimes the signs and fingerspellings mean different things depending on the situation (like bed and flower bed) or the spelling is used when you're talking single-handedly, but other than that I've seen them used pretty interchangeably in my experience. Are there other general distinctions?

[@sign-language]

Those are great questions that would be good to ask the Lifeprint-ASLU Facebook group. Sure, I could answer them here but I'm short on time and need to triage my online time. I recommend you join that group if you have not yet done so. To get approved you have to answer a couple of easy questions and read the rules. See: facebook.com/groups/Lifeprint.ASLU/ If you ask your questions to that group and don't get some decent answers within 36 hours feel free to tag me from within the group.

[@sarahv8937]

@@sign-language Thank you so much, that sounds perfect! Your videos are incredibly helpful for learning and receptive practice :)

[@user-ie3eu2xh2l]

Interesting very thank

[@melissatibbals-gribbin6620]

Having an alphabetical list makes the words more 'guessable'. I suppose this approximates the context you'd normally see with fingerspelling when in a conversation. But I found myself wishing the vocabulary list was in random order.

[@sign-language]

Interesting eh? Wanting more of a challenge indicates that a harder video would be good for you. I've got several fingerspelling videos posted. Try visiting my fingerspelling playlist and then scrolling down to one of the other videos. kzbin.info/www/bejne/rJKUknSOpbulaNk or see: kzbin.info/www/bejne/r5rdg55oeLVsndU

[@drag38race]

Need a faster hand fingerspell reading skills lol

[@kathrynthayne7350]

Too fast for me...stll love watching these video. I'll improve...on time.

[@sign-language]

If you watch on a full-size browser you can click on the gear icon and adjust the speed to make it a bit slower.

[@j.l3943]

Is it me or is she looking at his paper every chance she gets to which words are next?🤔

[@meandtheveggies1234]

If you watch the vocabulary expansion playlist with Alex you can see she is a good student and very knowledgeable so I doubt she's "cheating"