OpenB@NearSideNosehigh-FingerUp OpenB@SideNosehigh-FingerForward

American Sign Language

Alternative forms

• (extending farther ahead to indcate the remote future) OpenB@NearSideNosehigh-FingerUp OpenB@DistalSideNosehigh-FingerForward

Etymology

Indicates the future portion of the ASL timeline, wherein the past is over the shoulder, the present is immediately in front of the body, and the future is extended farther forward.

Production

• This one-handed ASL sign has two postures:
  1. Posture the dominant hand in the “open B” handshape just forward of the shoulder at nose height, fingers pointing up.
     • Move the hand forward to the following posture.
  2. Posture the dominant hand in the “open B” handshape about an elbow's length in front of the body, at nose height, fingers slightly forward.

Adverb

‌If you can, please upload a png or jpg image showing the production of this sign. (ASL gloss: WILL)

1. in the future; will

Usage notes

As with other signs indicating tense, this sign always appears before the first verb that refers to the described timeframe. If subsequent verbs, phrases, or sentences refer to the same time period, the sign is typically not repeated.