1@NearSfhead-PalmDown 1@Sfhead-PalmDown

American Sign Language

Etymology

Indicates the location where thinking occurs.

Production

• This one-handed ASL sign is produced as follows:
  1. Posture the dominant hand in the “1” handshape within a few inches of the dominant side of the forehead, near the temple, dominant palm facing down.
  2. Move the hand so the index finger contacts the temple in the following posture.
  3. Posture the dominant hand in the “1” handshape at the dominant side of the forehead, near the temple, dominant palm facing down.
  4. Hold the hand still briefly.

GUH Hand	LUH Hand	LUH Move	GUH Move	GUH Hand	LUH Hand
GUH Palm	LUH Palm	Second	Second	GUH Palm	LUH Palm
GUH Position	LUH Separation	Third	Third
1			In
Down
Close to Body
GUH Side
of Eyes

Verb

(ASL gloss: THINK)

1. to think

Inflection

• (durative aspect, Circles) 1@NearSfhead-PalmDown CirclesSurface (“think it over, wonder”)

Derived terms

• 1@Sfhead-PalmDown 1@RadialHand-PalmDown-1@CenterChesthigh-PalmDown (“agree”)
• 1@Sfhead-PalmDown 1@TipFinger-FingerAcross-1@CenterChesthigh-FingerAcross 1@FromTipFinger-1@InsideChesthigh (“disagree”)