You don't understand my sign! You don't love me! Waaaah! Waaah!
Oh, that's all right, that's why you're still learning...
How do you sign "provoke" ?
I see dozens of "how do you sign....." so for your convenience purpose - here it is.
you can ask about word or translating English into ASL or whatever.
How do you sign "provoke" ?
Ohh so the sign for provoke is the right-handed "S" on the nose and then swing your arm to the left, resulting in the S becoming an "opened AND" handshape ...
Does anyone understand what I was describing and if so, am I getting this right?
I remember when I was in HS, I asked a girl who's not an English whiz (but is experienced at ASL enough - she has been at the deaf school since her preschool days) about THAT sign and she claimed that means "I'm gonna make you mad."
How do you sign apotheosis, Jiro?
Depends on the context.How do you sign apotheosis, Jiro?
Depends on the context.
If it's the first reference, I would spell the word, then sign the concept. It's a concept that would probably require more than one sign.
Depending on how the word was used (as a definition, as a description of a person, etc.), here are some examples:
MAN BECOME SAME-AS G-O-D
or
PERSON ELEVATE SAME-AS G-O-D
or
WORSHIP HIM SAME-AS WORSHIP G-O-D
or
SUPREME PERSON/EVENT/THING
It all depends on the context but that gives you a general idea.
I would spell it if it were being used as a testable vocabulary term, for instance.Yup, I wouldn't spell it though. It's inflicting the spoken English into ASL
There's a few ways I would translate it - like you said, it depends on the context.
How do you sign apotheosis, Jiro?
Hey!
SO I have a question: one of the chimpanzees I work with is named Loulis, his name sign is an "L" held on the nose once by the thumb of the "L". Supposedly there is another sign with the same handshape in the same area, but with a tapping or the forefinger bouncing a bit. Any idea what sign that could be? The rumor is that it is an inappropriate sign. Any idea?
Thanks!