SimplyMints
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I've seen a lot of people signing where if they're doing a one-handed sign, their other hand would be doing something to emphasise what they're trying to say or add emotion to it. I've even seen people combine two different one-handed signs, one with each hand, to make a compound meaning. Or tossing their bloody necktie out of the way. This makes sense when I see it, but I'm far from skilled enough to do it myself.
My question is, when I'm signing a series of one-handed signs with the occasional two-handed sign or so, what do I do with the other hand? My other hand when left to its own devices tends to gradually move from the previous two-handed position to the next one, and this confuses my mom who is just learning. Should I be giving my other hand something to do rather than let it float on its own?
It never occurred to me to ask this in class, and apparently it didn't occur to anybody else in my class either. Unless I was sick that day.
My question is, when I'm signing a series of one-handed signs with the occasional two-handed sign or so, what do I do with the other hand? My other hand when left to its own devices tends to gradually move from the previous two-handed position to the next one, and this confuses my mom who is just learning. Should I be giving my other hand something to do rather than let it float on its own?
It never occurred to me to ask this in class, and apparently it didn't occur to anybody else in my class either. Unless I was sick that day.
