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Lesson 6: Locations in Space 1

Reference Location Symbols

|^|
top of signing area
|_|
bottom of signing area
|<|
left side of signing area
|>|
right side of signing area
How to Type: Location Symbols

These location symbols are typed using ^ _ < > and |

 `~1!2@3#4$5%6^7&8*9(0)-_=+ 
 qQwWeErRtTyYuUiIoOpP[{]}\| 
 aAsSdDfFgGhHjJkKlL;:'" 
 zZxXcCvVbBnNmM,<.>/? 

Try it out
Type ^ _ < > and | to make reference location symbols:

Using Locations in Signing Space

Vocabulary
|^|M
tall (person)
|_|M
short (person)
|<|*1
he/she (left)
|>|*1
he/she (right)
|<|**B
his/hers (left)
|>|**B
his/hers (right)
|<|1/
they (left)
|>|1/
they (right)
|<|B/
their (left)
|>|B/
their (right)
|<|*V
sit on the left
|>|*V
sit on the right
|<|*3
vehicle on the left
|>|*3
vehicle on the right
|<|*S
object on the left
|>|*S
object on the right
How to Type: Handshape Review
B
B
M
M
S
S
V
V
Practice
Try typing some of the signs you know:
tall (person)
short (person)
he/she (left)
he/she (right)
his/hers (left)
his/hers (right)
they (left)
they (right)
their (left)
their (right)
sit on the left
sit on the right
vehicle on the left
vehicle on the right
object on the left
object on the right

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