Historical Sign Language Database
Georgetown University
April 30, 2025
Search: WALL
| BOOKS: | ||||||
| Entry ID | Book Source | Reference Gloss | Author’s gloss | Description | Page | URL |
| 626 | Michaels (1923) | WALL | WALL | WALL: 1. Let the palms of the hands face each other in front of you about a foot apart. 2. Move the hands upward to a level above your head. For great walls: Pass your hand around with palm outward or toward the wall. | 132 | hsldb.georgetown.edu/books/book-window.php?id=626&refid=michaels1923 |
| FILMS: | ||||||
| Tag ID | Signer(Year) | Reference Gloss | Context | Segment | URL | |
| 38 | Erd (1913) | striking-a-wall | N/A | HEAR(pitch) THERE(-to-rt) INITIAL-W~cl-d:55(falls-of-Minnehaha,rt_up-to-dn) cl:55(waters-striking-a-wall)+ cl:55(dn,swirling-spray-of-water-up) cl:55(settling-down) M-I-N-N-E-H-A-H-A(rt) pose:open-arms(-to-lt) gs:COME-HERE(-to-lt), TO-1P 1P-IX FAR+(pitch). | 5 | hsldb.georgetown.edu/films/tablefilm.php?source=erd&glossid=38 |