To sign shoulder in ASL, lift your dominant hand and curve the fingers. Rest the fingertips on top of the shoulder on the same side and hold them there for a moment. Like many body part signs, it simply touches the part it names, so keep the movement small and clear.
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How to sign it
Handshape: an open hand with the fingers curved.
Location: the top of the shoulder on the same side as the hand.
Movement: bring the fingertips to the top of the shoulder and hold them there for a moment.
Facial expression: lips rounded as the word is mouthed.
Use it in a sentence
HEAD, NECK, SHOULDER.
Head, neck, shoulder.
This video shows one way to sign shoulder. Other signers point to or pat the shoulder instead.
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Description checked against AISA's own video (the reference); Lifeprint (ASL University), lifeprint.com/asl101/pages-signs/s/shoulder.htm (video, no written description).
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