MENSTRUAL-PERIOD
menstruation
Palm side of A-hand makes contact with cheek near the jawline
Notes:
There is a nonmanual version of the sign MENSTRUAL-PERIOD that consists of
puffing out the lower cheek a bit. This version is not recommended for use
as expression vocabulary for most second-language learners. Why?
Because it is just too advanced and
too rare. If a second-language learner starts using the nonmanual version is
common -- it may cause that student issues during communication in the Deaf
Community due to the likelihood of a native Deaf signer or other skilled signer
will see the nonmanual version of MENSTRUAL-PERIOD and tell the student that the
student is doing the sign wrong. Just because a person is Deaf and has been
signing all of their life -- doesn't mean they know every ASL sign or version of
a sign. Your best option for clear ASL communication is to use the main
versions of signs that are recognized by the widest number of ASL signers.
One of the challenges of doing deep dives
into ASL versions is that second-language learners sometimes learn an advanced
version but they lack the context to know when and when not to use it.
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