American Sign Language: "breakfast" There are a couple of different ways to sign "breakfast." 1. A popular sign for "breakfast" is a combination of "EAT and MORNING." 2. Many people have started signing an initialized form of EAT using a "B" handshape. Some of those people who still sign "EAT+MORNING" tend to "pooh pooh" the the initialized form of the sign as "Signed English." My opinion is that while it might have started out as an "English" version of breakfast, it has been adopted by so many members of the deaf community that it should qualify as a bona fide ASL sign. Time will tell. Eventually I reckon the old folks who sign "eat morning" will all die off and the young whippersnappers will use the "B" + "EAT" version because it is easier to do a one-handed sign instead of a two-handed compound sign. I personally don't care which way my students do it, but your instructor or friend has a preference then by all means, do it the way they want! (Unless of course you want to annoy them, if so, by all means do it the other way!) BREAKFAST: This initialized version uses a very small rotational motion. Somewhat like eating a bowl of soup that you are holding a few inches away from your mouth. I don't actually touch my lips or mouth while making this sign. There is a variation of this sign that taps the chin and lips with the index finger side of the right "b-hand." You can learn sign language online at American Sign Language (ASL) University ™ Sign language lessons and resources. Dr. William Vicars © Lifeprint.com

American Sign Language: "breakfast"

There are a couple of different ways to sign "breakfast."

1. A popular sign for "breakfast" is a combination of "EAT and MORNING."
2. Many people have started signing an initialized form of EAT using a "B" handshape. Some of those people who still sign "EAT+MORNING" tend to "pooh pooh" the the initialized form of the sign as "Signed English." My opinion is that while it might have started out as an "English" version of breakfast, it has been adopted by so many members of the deaf community that it should qualify as a bona fide ASL sign. Time will tell. Eventually I reckon the old folks who sign "eat morning" will all die off and the young whippersnappers will use the "B" + "EAT" version because it is easier to do a one-handed sign instead of a two-handed compound sign. I personally don't care which way my students do it, but your instructor or friend has a preference then by all means, do it the way they want! (Unless of course you want to annoy them, if so, by all means do it the other way!)

BREAKFAST:

This initialized version uses a very small rotational motion. Somewhat like eating a bowl of soup that you are holding a few inches away from your mouth. I don't actually touch my lips or mouth while making this sign. There is a variation of this sign that taps the chin and lips with the index finger side of the right "b-hand."

You can learn sign language online at American Sign Language (ASL) University ™
Sign language lessons and resources. Dr. William Vicars © Lifeprint.com

breakfast

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