Numerical incorporation takes place when you incorporate a number
directly into a sign.
For example, instead of showing the number two then signing the sign
"HOUR," you simply use the two handshape as the handshape for your
right hand while doing the sign for "HOUR."
Another example is to incorporate numbers into
"years."
Here you see "2 years." Note: You have to look
carefully to see what is happening here. The right hand starts as a two and
becomes an "S" handshape. The right hand moves downward
toward the left hand and on its way toward the left hand the right hand
makes a "loop-de-loop." Then it comes to rest on the top of
the right hand. This is a "contracted" way of signing
"year." As you will see from the "YEAR"
page, the sign for year normally moves the right hand in a circle around the
left hand. But advanced signers tend to shorten the process by doing
the circle in "mid-air."
Many signs can incorporate numbers directly into the sign. For
example, the concept of SIX + MONTHS can be expressed this way:
Three weeks can be done this way:
Three days can be done this way:
NOTE: Numerical incorporation works well up to the number "9"
(nine). Beyond that you should do the number separately.