East London 12 · Variation in SASL Place Names · University of the Free State

Title: East London 12
Description: East London 12 is an initialised two-handed sign that commences with the dominant hand in the handshape E, followed by L placed into the palm of the non-dominant hand. The latter half of the sign is similar to the sign for LOCATION, and thereby indicates that this is a place-name sign. This addition makes it a morphological variation from East London 02.
Place Type: Town
Years Recorded: 2024
Research Site: Bloemfontein; Kimberley; Phuthaditjhaba; Thaba 'Nchu; Thaba 'Nchu; Phuthaditjhaba; Kimberley
Part of Location Collection: East London
Age Group: 35-39; 40-44
Home Language: n/a
Context Items: Age Group; Home Language; Main Location; Date Recorded; Research Site
SASL Shorthand Annotation: #2,{1,?1,*1,!1,[E-L,^1-4,~0-2,&0,*2,!1,[7,^5,~0,&0
Category Value: Handedness: 2; Contact: 1; Mouthing: 1; Dominance: 1; Location: 1; Handshape: E; Handshape: L; Palm orientation: 1; Palm orientation: 4; Movement: 0; Movement: 2; Repetition: 0; Dominance: 2; Handshape: 7; Palm orientation: 5