Thursday 17 July 2014

Introducing Oneself, and Fingerspelling

When introducing oneself, it is necessary to fingerspell one's name. Using the fingerspelling tool on the Auslan signbank, one can type in their name like so:





Then, to say where you come from, you use this sign:



Then use the sign for where you come from!
Using the Auslan signbank, you can use the numbers to say how old you are. Instead of the hand movement beginning at the chest (for example, 25 on its own), to indicate that you are talking about age, the hand shapes begin at the nose:


From the nose, the below video indicates "25 years old'


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