Introduction to the study of sign language among the North American Indians .

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TYPES OF HAND POSITIONS IN GESTURE- LANGUAGE. A- Fist, palm outward, hori­zontal. E- Hooked, thumb against end of forefinger, upright, edge outward. I- C1 ose d, except forefinger crooked against end of thumb, upright, palm out­ward. M- Forefinger horizontal, fin­gers and thumb closed, palm outward. 70 B- Fist, back outward, ob­lique upward. F- Hooked, thumb against sido of forefinger, oblique, palm outward. J- Forefinger straight, up­right, others closed, edge outward. N- First and second fingers straight upward and sep­arated, remaining fingers and thumb closed, palm outward. C- Clinched, with thumb ex­tended against forefinger, upright, edge outward. € 2N • G- Fingers resting against ball of ihumb, back up­ward. K- Forefinger obliquely ex­tended upward, otriers closed, edge outward. 0- Thumb, first and second fingers separated, straight upward, remaining fin­gers curved edge out­ward. D- Clinched, ball of thumb against middle of fore­finger, oblique, upward, palm down. H- Arched, thumb horizontal against end of forefinger, back upward. L- Thumb vertical, forefin­ger horizontal, others closed, edge outward. P- Fingers and thumb par­tially curved upward and separated, knuckles out­ward.