Free State 01 · Variation in SASL Place Names · University of the Free State

Title: Free State 01
Description: Free State 01 is a descriptive sign. The handshape is in the form of a ‘claw’ that mimics the sign for ORANGE. Most likely this is a reference to the previous name of the province, which was the Orange Free State. It is a lexical variation from both Free State 02 and Free State 05.
Place Type: Province
Years Recorded: 2022; 2023; 2024
Research Site: Bloemfontein; Kimberley; Phuthaditjhaba; Thaba 'Nchu; Thaba 'Nchu; Phuthaditjhaba; Kimberley
Part of Location Collection: Free State
Age Group: 20-24; 25-29; 30-34; 35-39; 40-44; 45-49; 50-54; 55-59; 60-64; 65-69
Home Language: Afrikaans; English; isiXhosa; isiZulu; SASL; Sesotho; Setswana
Main location: Free State; KwaZulu-Natal; Bloemfontein; Cape Town; Gqeberha; Johannesburg; Kestell; Kimberley; Klerksdorp; Mthatha; Newcastle; Phuthaditjhaba; Thaba 'Nchu; Worcester
Context Items: Age Group; Home Language; Main Location; Date Recorded; Research Site
SASL Shorthand Annotation: #1,{0,?1,*1,!1,[6,^5,~18,&1,*2,!0,[0,^0,~0,&0
Category Value: Handedness: 1; Contact: 0; Mouthing: 1; Dominance: 1; Location: 1; Handshape: 6; Palm orientation: 5; Movement: 18; Repetition: 1; Dominance: 2; Location: 0; Handshape: 0; Palm orientation: 0; Movement: 0; Repetition: 0