What is being signed (English Meaning)

AUTHOR

Sign Type

• ASL

Sign Description

Sign: WRITE + Sign: PERSON AGENT MARKER

1. Sign: WRITE

   Non-dominant hand in the Open B Handshape is sideways, palm faces inward, dominant hand in the box X Handshape makes a writing movement across the non-dominant palm.

2. Sign: PERSON AGENT MARKER

   Both hands in the Open B Handshape, with palms facing the body. The hands move down both sides of the torso.

Memory Aid

Sign: WRITE + PERSON. Think of writing on paper.

This Sign is Used to Say (Sign Synonyms)

• AUTHOR
• JOURNALIST
• WRITER

Examples of Usage

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English Sentence

My favorite author is me!

ASL Gloss

MY FAVORITE AUTHOR WHO? ME!

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English Sentence

Helen Keller was a famous deaf‑blind woman. She was an author, lecturer, and activist.

ASL Gloss

H‑E‑L‑E‑N K‑E‑L‑L‑E‑R H‑K HERSELF FAMOUS DEAF‑BLIND WOMAN. SHE AUTHOR TWO OF THREE LECTURER THREE OF THREE ACTIVIST.

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English Sentence

Robert Panera was the first deaf professor at the NTID (National Technical Institute for the Deaf). He was a successful author, historian, poet, and teacher.

ASL Gloss

R‑O‑B‑E‑R‑T P‑A‑N‑E‑R‑A HIMSELF FAMOUS WHY? FIRST DEAF PROFESSOR NTID. HE SUCCESSFUL AUTHOR, HISTORIAN, POET, TEACHER.

Sign Variations for this Word

• Variation 1 - ASL
• Variation 2 - ASL
• Variation 3 - ASL
• Variation 4 - Fingerspelled

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