Advanced ASL Fingerspelling Formation/Expressive SkillsTips and Tricks!

Expressive/Formation and Receptive Patterns

Adapted from: ABC-123: Fingerspelling and Numbers in ASL- Mendoza

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Double letters:

• The rules for double letters vary depending on the position in the word.

• Typically, double letters repeat at the beginning (Aaron) and in the middle of the word (Miller) and move laterally at the end of the word (Mitchell).

Double Letters in Fingerspelling

• P. 5 Zinza (Blue Master ASL!)- Double letters movements:

• Beginning or middle: A,D,E,F,M, N,O,P,S, and T- do not move your hand, but make a quick repetition of the letter e.g. Brittany

• Beginning or Middle: B,C,G,K,L,P,R,U, and X- double movement, as if letters are on “top” of each other e.g. Molly

• Ending: move your hand slightly to the right. This is the only time you will move your hand!

• Research is still ongoing…