Annotation Shorthand Categories

Items

• Repetition

  Whether or not the sign is repeated
• Palm orientation

  The direction in which the palm(s) faces.
• Movement

  The direction, speed and change of position of the hand(s).
• Mouthing

  In the case of place-name signs, the only non-manual feature we considered was mouthing, i.e., the movements of the lips.
• Location

  Of the hands relative to the body.
• Handshape

  Usually a letter of the signed alphabet, a number, or a common object.
• Handedness

  Whether both hands or just the dominant hand is used.
• Dominance

  Initiates subset for dominant (*1) or non-dominant (*2) hand(s).
• Contact

  Between the two hands.