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Alphabetic key to Symbols:

Symbol	Meaning of Symbol
A-B-C	fingerspelled form
abrupt	abrupt endpoint
adj	adjective
apport	apportionative aspect
approx	approximately
arc	moves in a horizontal arc
assim	assimilated form
aux	auxiliary
bwd	movement to behind the body
bow	body bows at waist
bs:__	body shift
CAPS	designates the gloss for the ASL sign
circ	moves in a circular pattern
cl:__	semantic classifier
cl-d:__	descriptive classifier
cl-i:__	instrumental or handling classifier
cl-p:__	plural classifier
cl-trace:__	designates a tracing classifier
ctr	center signing space or neutral position
deliberate	slow, precise manner of movement
DET	determiner
dn	sign or body moves down
dn/dnwd	downward movement
dom	dominant hand
dual	two
emphatic	emphatic form
exp	expanded or larger form of the sign
fs:___	lexicalized fingerspelled form
fwd	forward movement from the body
gs:___	gestured form
___-hs	particular hand configuration
head___	movement of head
HON	honorific form of the pronoun
horiz	horizontal direction
int	intensified form
internal mov	internal movement of fingers
ipsi	ipsilateral side
IX	an index finger hand configuration in pronouns
lc	left center of signing space/body
l-hand	signed with the left hand
linear	moves in a straight line without an arc
lower case	an English translation or additional information about the sign
lt	left side of signing space/body
lt-to-rt	moves from left to right
mov	movement
neg	headshake
nod	headnod
pitch	a pitching “windup” movement
pl	plural
pn:__	proper noun (e.g. the name of a person or place)
po	palm orientation
pose:___	a particular body posture that is neither a sign or a gesture
POSS	possessive form of the pronoun
prog	progressive
raised	eyebrows are raised
rc	right center of signing space/body
rel	release movement of the hand
rep	presence or absence of sign repetition
restr	restrained
rf	reduced form is used
r-hand	signed with the right hand
rt	right side of signing space/body
rt-to-lt	moves from right to left
slow	slow rate of signing
split arc	each hand moves in an arc away from each other
sweep arc	moves in a horizontal arc across signing space
triple	three
up	body or sign moves up
up/upwd	upward movement
vert	vertical direction
vert circ	moves in a circle on vertical plane
wg	internal wiggling movement of fingers
X	designates the signer’s body as the location in determiners