How to sign "made of wood"?

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I'll be really breif: I am trying to prepare a series of points I will need to convey in ASL, but I'm having trouble with a few. Here is one: (In speaking english:) "He is not made of wood" - how would you indicate that something is "made of wood?" I know "make" and "wood" but signing "he not make wood" is obviously not carrying the idea...

Thanks!

-RR
 
Are you using that sentence in a literal way, like in the story about Pinnochio?
 
"made wood, he (point someone) not (in head shaking)"

that's my way.
 
Ya want the Rochester method for that? Lol! Just bumping this up....

Since your'e referring to a person, you would, in ASL, have established who this person is earlier and now comes THAT sentence, you merely either point to that person and sign "person" or fingerspell his name...."not made of wood". If this person is not present in the scene, just fingerspell his name (or his name sign) or sign "that" with arms pointed away in the distance somewhere from your body (the "Y" shape) and then sign "person" is not made of wood.

I think I explained the Rochester method better, lol!
 
the hardest part of interpreting a sentence or anything really, is to not look at the individual word means, but how those words relate to each to convey a bigger meaning.


he is not made of wood:

he not wood

his body not wood

body wood? no.....


all would be acceptable ways to sign that sentence
 
"Self (point at that person, looks like thumbs up sign) not wood."
"Wood self not."
"Person not wood self"
Point at him and sign "not wood"
Point at him and sign "not made O-F wood"
 
Hmmmm. My one and a half cents:

I would not sign "not made of wood." It is an idiom which means, "He has feelings too." I would sign what it means. Put the feel finger around the heart, move in a small circle and nod using the appropriate expression.
 
Berry said:
Hmmmm. My one and a half cents:

I would not sign "not made of wood." It is an idiom which means, "He has feelings too." I would sign what it means. Put the feel finger around the heart, move in a small circle and nod using the appropriate expression.
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That's why I asked the question (as yet unanswered). If the story is about Pinocchio, then the meaning is literal. If it's the idiom that means someone does have feelings, that's a different situation. :dunno: I don't like to suggest a sign before I know the context and meaning of the whole sentence.
 
LOL Signing wood?! It is funny. When my son was little, he says, "bad wood." in sign. He means bad word.
 
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