To sign neck in ASL, point your index finger with the other fingers folded in. Touch the tip of the finger to the side of your neck and hold it there for a moment while you mouth the word. The sign simply points to the part of the body it names.
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How to sign it
Handshape: the index finger pointing, the other fingers folded in.
Location: the side of your neck.
Movement: bring the fingertip to your neck and hold it there for a moment.
Facial expression: mouth the word as you sign.
Use it in a sentence
GIRAFFE NECK.
A giraffe's neck.
This video shows one way to sign neck. Lifeprint notes that there are several different ways to show neck.
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Description checked against AISA's own video (the reference); Lifeprint (ASL University), lifeprint.com/asl101/pages-signs/n/neck.htm.
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