I am just starting out with some self taught sign language for working on with my hard of hearing baby.
I'm left handed and in everyday life there are things I use my right hand for that typical lefties don't - computer mouse, cutting food with a knife.. Since I've been practicing ASL i notice that I'm more comfortable doing some things with my right hand such as fingerspelling. It feels awkward for me to make the shapes with my left hand. Same with numbers. But then I noticed that when I was trying to form other signs that my left hand was suddenly the dominant hand and felt more natural. When I made the sign according to the instructions that's just where my hands went. Is it not okay to use my left hand as dominant for some signs and my right hand for finger spelling or dominant on other certain signs? Do I just need to consciously choose one as always dominant and be careful to always use it until I get used to it? Is there even a dominant hand for fingerspelling?
I'm left handed and in everyday life there are things I use my right hand for that typical lefties don't - computer mouse, cutting food with a knife.. Since I've been practicing ASL i notice that I'm more comfortable doing some things with my right hand such as fingerspelling. It feels awkward for me to make the shapes with my left hand. Same with numbers. But then I noticed that when I was trying to form other signs that my left hand was suddenly the dominant hand and felt more natural. When I made the sign according to the instructions that's just where my hands went. Is it not okay to use my left hand as dominant for some signs and my right hand for finger spelling or dominant on other certain signs? Do I just need to consciously choose one as always dominant and be careful to always use it until I get used to it? Is there even a dominant hand for fingerspelling?