APPOINTMENT: The
American Sign Language (ASL) sign for "appointment / reservation"
A very common sign for "appointment," "reserve," or "I have
a reservation" is done by holding your dominant hand in a loose, slightly
curved 5-handshape (or even a "claw" handshape") above your palm-down
non-dominant hand in an "S"-handshape. Use a slight rotational movement of the upper hand
and change it from a claw hand into an "S" hand (or a modified "A" hand in
which the thumb is slightly wrapped) on top of the back of the non-dominant
"S" hand.
APPOINTMENT or RESERVATION (recommended version as of this edit)
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I recommend you just stick with version 1 above but suppose you need to sign
both concepts "reserve" and "appointment in the same sentence? If so, you
could use this initialized version of "appointment" to differentiate the sign
from the "reservation" version of appointment.
This sign circles (horizontally, counterclockwise) the right "A"
hand above the stationary left "A" hand then brings it down on top
of the left "A" hand. (If you are left handed, switch the
roles.)
Circle the dominant "A" hand over the base "A" hand.
Then bring the dominant hand down onto the base hand.
Think of circling a date and locking it in.
Note: Some people use this sign to mean "assignment."
APPOINTMENT (Version 2) (Not recommended any more. Use the
"reservation" version above).
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Sample sentence: "Do you have a doctor's appointment?" = DOCTOR
APPOINTMENT, YOU HAVE?
Also the concept of "doctor" has several
versions. See DOCTOR
Notes:
A comment was made in response to "Dad Joke" #16 ("Why was the math book
sad?”) regarding the sign “reserve” – which is demonstrated in the video
as a way to sign the concept of “book” -- as in to “book
an appointment.”
See:
https://youtu.be/RsCPg_Rjsto?t=56
Comment
from a YouTube Viewer:
'Appointment' must have the circle over the wrist to show it is related
to time. Otherwise it's just a habit.
Response from Bill:
David, That is an interesting memory aid but I would suggest to you that
signs evolve and the “appointment / reserve” sign is more commonly done
on the back of the hand. (Some people even do the sign "APPOINTMENT" on
the thumb-side of the non-dominant fist -- in casual signing).
I encourage anyone reading this comment to pay attention to skilled
signers (particularly native Deaf signers) and you will tend to see
"appointment" and similar reserve / reservation - type signs done by the
majority of signers on or near the back of the non-dominant hand (not
the wrist).
See 35:22 of this video:
https://youtu.be/XbMB5Hj14Pg?t=2121
See the 1:13 mark of this video:
https://youtu.be/e24WxWjF4v0?t=672
See the 1:04 mark of this video:
https://youtu.be/ASlYeqEvfRA?t=63
See the 1:14 mark of:
https://youtu.be/QPu3XWV5haE?t=73
Readers of this thread are encouraged to share your thoughts regarding
the APPOINTMENT sign and/or related signs.
