The
sign for gold starts with a loose index-finger handshape pointing at
the earlobe and then you shake a "Y" handshape.
But this is a
"flexible" sign. While most people use an index-finger or "L"
hand as the first
handshape in the sign for California; some people use a "five
handshape."
CALIFORNIA:
I tend to just sign "gold" using the index finger and "y" handshape to mean, "California."
CALIFORNIA:
Model: Byron Cantrell (Native Deaf, Deaf
School/Georgia, Deaf wife, Deaf kids, long-time ASL instructor.)
In everyday usage the sign CALIFORNIA "actually" starts with
somewhat of a loose "L" hand (rather than a "tight" "index hand").
Quite often it starts with an "ILY" (I love you) handshape!
Memory aid: California is the
Golden State.
The non-initialized sign for GOLD (the version
that uses a "Y" hand) is the basis of the sign for California.
You will also see quite a few people starting the sign for
California with a "5" handshape rather than an "1" or "L" handshape.
CALIFORNIA (version)
Places in California:
Riverside, CA:
Boston, MA / Berkley, CA:
Fresno-[forward-and-back-movement]:
Fremont-[up-and-down-movement]:
San Francisco:
Sample sentence: I moved to California around 1985.
Notes:
Also see:
Sacramento-Region Signs
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