American Sign Language

Production

• This one-handed ASL sign is produced as follows:
  1. 
     Posture the dominant hand in the “open B” handshape at the chin, dominant palm facing back.
  2. Move the hand forward and down to the following posture.
  3. 
     Posture the dominant hand in the “open B” handshape several inches from the chin, dominant palm facing up.

Verb

(ASL gloss: THANK-YOU)

1. (directional) to thank (someone)

Inflection

• In the final posture of the sign, the hand is extended out toward the object (the recipient of the thanks).