OpenB@Chest-PalmBack-OpenB@Chest-PalmBack Upanddown-Upanddown OpenB@SideNeckhigh-PalmBack-OpenB@SideNeckhigh-PalmBack

American Sign Language

Production

• This two-handed ASL sign is produced with a smile:
  1. Posture the nondominant hand in the “open B” handshape on the nondominant side of the chest, nondominant palm facing back. Posture the dominant hand in the “open B” handshape on the dominant side of the chest, dominant palm facing back.
  2. Repeatedly brush both hands up and off the chest, returning to the chest after each brush.
  3. Posture the nondominant hand in the “open B” handshape in front of and beside the neck, nondominant palm facing back. Posture the dominant hand in the “open B” handshape in front of and beside the neck, dominant palm facing back.

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
open-B	open-B	Parallel	In-Up
In	In
Close to Body
GUH Side
of Chest

Adjective

(ASL gloss: HAPPY)

1. happy