Open8@Chest-PalmBack-Open8@Chest-PalmBack Open8@SideNeckhigh-PalmBack-Open8@SideNeckhigh-PalmBack

American Sign Language

American Sign Language phrasebook

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Etymology

• Compare Open8@Chest-PalmBack-Open8@NearChest-PalmBack RoundMplane-RoundMplane (“excite”)

Production

• This two-handed ASL sign is produced with a questioning face:
  1. Posture the nondominant hand in the “open 8” handshape on the chest, nondominant palm facing back. Posture the dominant hand in the “open 8” handshape on the chest, dominant palm facing back.
  2. Move both hands in arcs from the chest up and out to the next posture.
  3. Posture the nondominant hand in the “open 8” handshape in front of and beside the neck, nondominant palm facing back. Posture the dominant hand in the “open 8” handshape in front of and beside the neck, dominant palm facing back.
  4. Hold both hands briefly in this posture.

Hold-move chart for Open8@Chest-PalmBack-Open8@Chest-PalmBack Open8@SideNeckhigh-PalmBack-Open8@SideNeckhigh-PalmBack

dominant hand (strong)	type contour plane quality local movement	hold	move		hold
	Hand configuration Part of hand Proximity Spatial relation Contact location Part of hand facing Facing location Part of hand oriented Plane of orientation	‘open 8’ (8u) fingertip (TIFI) at (c) ipsi. side of chest (iCH) palm (IN) body or other hand (SP) base of hand (BA) midline plane (MP)		‘open 8’ (8u) fingertip (TIFI) at (c) ? (p2NK) back of hand (BK) forward (VP) base of hand (BA) horizontal (HP)
nondominant hand (weak)	type contour plane quality local movement	hold	move		hold
	Hand configuration Part of hand Proximity Spatial relation Contact location Part of hand facing Facing location Part of hand oriented Plane of orientation	‘open 8’ (8u) fingertip (TIFI) at (c) ipsi. side of chest (iCH) palm (IN) body or other hand (SP) base of hand (BA) midline plane (MP)		‘open 8’ (8u) fingertip (TIFI) at (c) ? (p2NK) back of hand (BK) forward (VP) base of hand (BA) horizontal (HP)

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Phrase

(ASL gloss: WHATS-UP?)

1. (informal) what's up?; what's new?

Synonyms

• (what's up, how are you): (formal) HOW YOU?

Related terms

• Open8@Chest-PalmBack-Open8@NearChest-PalmBack RoundMplane-RoundMplane (“excite”)