Chinese Sign Language

🇨🇳 CSL
  • Content provider
    SOCIAL HISTORY + PRAGMATICS
    • Hao LIN
    • YingJie NI
    Acknowledgements:
    thanks for Huan SHENG for her advice.
    PHONOLOGY + LEXICON
    • Junhui Yang
    • Guowei Yang
    Acknowledgements:
    MR Lianqun Sun for drawing the sign pictures, Dr Junhui Yang, Ms Qian Sun and Ms Xing Ji for the signed videos. (The CSL team in the Spreadthesign project for teh permission to use the video clips)
  • Phonology
    B1.1. Handshape – Active articulators
    Handshapes used in

    Handshapes used in lexical signs

    hs_index
    hs_indexoncircle
    hs_indexbent
    hs_indexmiddle
    hs_indexmiddlebent
    hs_indexmiddleunit
    hs_indexmiddleunitindexbent
    hs_indexbentovermiddle
    hs_indexhingemiddleupthumbside
    hs_indexmiddlecross
    hs_indexmiddleunitcup
    hs_indexmiddleunithinge
    hs_indexmiddlethumbangle
    hs_indexmiddlethumbcircle
    hs_indexmiddlethumbcup
    hs_indexmiddlethumbhinge
    hs_indexmiddleunithingethumbside
    hs_indexmiddleunitthumbside
    hs_fivefingersspread
    hs_fivefingersspreadfourbent
    hs_fourfingers
    hs_fourfingershinge
    hs_fourfingersunitclaw
    hs_fourfingersunithinge
    hs_indexthumbhookmiddlehinge
    hs_middlethumbangleoutindexup
    hs_cupopen
    hs_cupopennothumb
    hs_curlicue
    hs_fivefingersspreadbent
    hs_fivefingersspreadcup
    hs_flat
    hs_flatsplitcenter
    hs_flatthumbforward
    hs_angle
    hs_circle
    hs_hinge
    hs_hingenothumb
    hs_indexmiddlering
    hs_indexmiddleringbent
    hs_indexmiddleringunit
    hs_indexmiddleringunithinge
    hs_babyindexthumbonhinge
    hs_babythumb
    hs_babythumbonhinge
    hs_babyup
    hs_babyuponangle
    hs_babyuponcircle
    hs_indexmiddlebaby
    hs_middleup
    hs_indexthumbhook
    hs_indexthumbside
    hs_indexthumbsidebothbent
    hs_middleringbabybent
    hs_middleringbabyonangleout
    hs_middleringbabyoncircle
    hs_middleringbabyonhinge
    hs_indexthumbangle
    hs_indexthumbcircle
    hs_indexthumbcupopen
    hs_indexthumbcurlicue
    hs_indexthumbcurvethumbunder
    hs_indexthumbhinge
    hs_thumb
    hs_fist
    hs_thumbbetweenmiddlering
    hs_thumbbetweenringbaby
    hs_thumbforward
    hs_thumbsideunit
    hs_thumbunderfourfingers

    Handshapes used in classifier constructions

    hs_index
    hs_indexoncircle
    hs_indexbent
    hs_indexmiddle
    hs_indexmiddlebent
    hs_indexmiddleunit
    hs_indexmiddleunitindexbent
    hs_indexbentovermiddle
    hs_indexhingemiddleupthumbside
    hs_indexmiddlecross
    hs_indexmiddleunitcup
    hs_indexmiddleunithinge
    hs_indexmiddlethumbangle
    hs_indexmiddlethumbcircle
    hs_indexmiddlethumbcup
    hs_indexmiddlethumbhinge
    hs_indexmiddleunithingethumbside
    hs_indexmiddleunitthumbside
    hs_fivefingersspread
    hs_fivefingersspreadfourbent
    hs_fourfingers
    hs_fourfingershinge
    hs_fourfingersunitclaw
    hs_fourfingersunithinge
    hs_indexthumbhookmiddlehinge
    hs_middlethumbangleoutindexup
    hs_cupopen
    hs_cupopennothumb
    hs_curlicue
    hs_fivefingersspreadbent
    hs_fivefingersspreadcup
    hs_flat
    hs_flatsplitcenter
    hs_flatthumbforward
    hs_angle
    hs_circle
    hs_hinge
    hs_hingenothumb
    hs_indexmiddlering
    hs_indexmiddleringbent
    hs_indexmiddleringunit
    hs_indexmiddleringunithinge
    hs_babyindexthumbonhinge
    hs_babythumb
    hs_babythumbonhinge
    hs_babyup
    hs_babyuponangle
    hs_indexmiddlebaby
    hs_middleup
    hs_indexthumbhook
    hs_indexthumbside
    hs_indexthumbsidebothbent
    hs_middleringbabybent
    hs_middleringbabyonangleout
    hs_middleringbabyonhinge
    hs_indexthumbangle
    hs_indexthumbcircle
    hs_indexthumbcupopen
    hs_indexthumbcurlicue
    hs_indexthumbcurvethumbunder
    hs_indexthumbhinge
    hs_thumb
    hs_fist
    hs_thumbforward
    hs_thumbsideunit

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