"above" American Sign Language (ASL)

American Sign Language: "above" The sign for "above" varies depending on if you mean "hovering over" or if you mean "more than." Much of the time we simply use classifiers to show where things are in relation to each other. Hold your base hand (non-dominant hand) steady while circling your dominant hand above it. The movement is as if you were washing off a table. ABOVE: "above" = MORE-THAN: Also see: MORE-THAN Dr. Bill's new iPhone "Fingerspelling Practice" app is available now for just 99 cents! GET IT HERE! NEW! Online "ASL Training Center!" (Premium Subscription Version of ASLU) CHECK IT OUT Also available: "ASLUniversity.com" (a mirror of Lifeprint.com less traffic, fast access) VISIT NOW Want to help support Lifeprint / ASLU? It's easy! You can learn sign language (ASL) online at American Sign Language University ™ Lifeprint.com © Dr. William Vicars

American Sign Language: "above"

The sign for "above" varies depending on if you mean "hovering over" or if you mean "more than." Much of the time we simply use classifiers to show where things are in relation to each other.

Hold your base hand (non-dominant hand) steady while circling your dominant hand above it. The movement is as if you were washing off a table.

ABOVE:

"above" = MORE-THAN:

Also see: MORE-THAN

Dr. Bill's new iPhone "Fingerspelling Practice" app is available now for just 99 cents! GET IT HERE!

NEW! Online "ASL Training Center!" (Premium Subscription Version of ASLU) ** CHECK IT OUT **

Also available: "ASLUniversity.com" (a mirror of Lifeprint.com less traffic, fast access) ** VISIT NOW **

Want to help support Lifeprint / ASLU? It's easy!