1@Sfhead-PalmDown A@Palm-PalmDown-A@CenterChesthigh-PalmUp

American Sign Language

Alternative forms

• (beginning with the “5” handshape) 5@Sfhead-PalmDown A@Palm-PalmDown-A@CenterChesthigh-PalmUp

Etymology

Illustrative of 1@Sfhead-PalmDown (“think, thoughts”) shutting down.

Production

• This two-handed ASL sign is produced with the head dropping and eyes closing along with the dominant hand:

  1. 

     Posture the dominant hand in the “1” handshape at the dominant side of the forehead, near the temple, dominant palm facing down.

  2. 

     Posture the nondominant hand in the “5” handshape about half arm’s length in front of the nondominant side of the trunk, nondominant palm facing up. Posture the dominant hand in the “5” handshape aside and in front of the nose, dominant palm facing down.

  3. 

     Posture the nondominant hand in the “A” handshape in front of the center of the chest, nondominant palm facing up. Posture the dominant hand in the “A” handshape with the dominant hand at the palm of the nondominant hand, dominant palm facing down.
  4. Hold both hands briefly in this posture.

GUH Hand	LUH Hand	LUH Move	GUH Move	GUH Hand	LUH Hand
GUH Palm	LUH Palm	Second	Second	GUH Palm	LUH Palm
GUH Position	LUH Separation	Third	Third
1
Down
Close to Body
GUH Side
of Forehead
5	5		Down	A	A
Down	Up			Down	Up
	Touching on
	Underside

Verb

(ASL gloss: FALL-ASLEEP)

1. to fall asleep