Historical Sign Language Database
Georgetown University
April 25, 2024
Search: MONEY
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| Entry ID | Book Source | Reference Gloss | Author’s gloss | Description | Page | URL |
| 522 | Higgins (1923) | MONEY | MONEY | MONEY: Right fingers and thumb opposed and fingers back down on left supine palm as if counting money into the palm. | 93 | hsldb.georgetown.edu/books/book-window.php?id=522&refid=higgins1923 |
| 490 | Long (1918) | COLLECT~gs:POCKET-MONEY | SAVE | SAVE: Hold hands somewhat close to self, repeat the motion above, then while turning palm of left hand toward self and making a pocket with it and the body, thrust the right "&" hand into it. | 61 | hsldb.georgetown.edu/books/book-window.php?id=490&refid=long1918 |
| 1013 | Long (1918) | MONEY | MONEY | MONEY: Strike the left open palm with the back of the right "&" hand several times. XXII,396. | 110 | hsldb.georgetown.edu/books/book-window.php?id=1013&refid=long1918 |
| 656 | Long (1918) | MONEY~DECREASE | CHEAP | CHEAP: Begin sign same as above (EXPENSIVE); lift the right hand away and while doing so turn it so its palm faces down toward the left as in "small," thus indicating a small amount of money. | 76 | hsldb.georgetown.edu/books/book-window.php?id=656&refid=long1918 |
| 548 | Long (1918) | MONEY~KEEP~AGENT | TREASURER | TREASURER: Sign "money keeper." | 65 | hsldb.georgetown.edu/books/book-window.php?id=548&refid=long1918 |
| 649 | Long (1918) | WORTH~MONEY~MUCH | VALUABLE | VALUABLE: Sometimes expressed by the sign for "worth," but it is more correct to add sign for "money" and "much," made as follows: MONEY: Strike the palm of the open left hand with the back of the right "&" hand several times. For MUCH: From its position in the palm, draw the right hand away, letting it become "5" hand with fingers pointing toward palm of left. | 75 | hsldb.georgetown.edu/books/book-window.php?id=649&refid=long1918 |
| 394 | Michaels (1923) | cl-d-trace:1onB(dollar) | MONEY | MONEY: 1. Make a circle with the index finger of the right hand in the palm of the left hand. | 91 | hsldb.georgetown.edu/books/book-window.php?id=394&refid=michaels1923 |
| 525 | Michaels (1923) | WHITE~MONEY~cl-d:B:B:(clasp&shake to jingle) | SILVER | SILVER: 1. Make the sign of white. 2. Strike the back of the right hand in the palm of the left hand: money. 3. Put the palms of the hands near each other and shake them as if rattling silver money. | 113 | hsldb.georgetown.edu/books/book-window.php?id=525&refid=michaels1923 |
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| Tag ID | Signer(Year) | Reference Gloss | Context | Segment | URL | |
| 77 | Dougherty (1913) | MONEY | N/A | MOM~DAD BOTH DECIDE SPEND(rf)~COLLECT MONEY GIVE(-to-rt) SON GROWUP LEARN BECOME DOCTOR HELP FIND WAY T-O CHANGE(rf) REMOVE SUFFER-PAIN AMONG(rf) PEOPLE. | 10 | hsldb.georgetown.edu/films/tablefilm.php?source=dougherty&glossid=77 |
| 33 | Gallaudet (1910) | MONEY | N/A | OFTEN ON WAY cl-i:XxXx(coach-ride) TAKE(dn,rep2x,2h-alt) MALE~FEMALE~PEOPLE(rf) MONEY SOMETIMES PLOW TAKE(dn,rep2x,2h-alt,at_rt) SHEEP COW(2h). | 4 | hsldb.georgetown.edu/films/tablefilm.php?source=gallaudet&glossid=33 |
| 57 | Gallaudet (1910) | MONEY | N/A | AND CLASS TAKE(-from-lt) ALL 3P-POSS-PL MONEY EARRING~BROOCH~YELLOW AND FEMALE~cl-d:B(small-height) TAKE GO-AWAY(-to-lt_shoulder) | 6 | hsldb.georgetown.edu/films/tablefilm.php?source=gallaudet&glossid=57 |
| 442 | Hotchkiss (1913) | MONEY~PAY | N/A | THAT(1h,lt) STATUE 3P-IX-PL(ctr) MONEY~PAY(2h-alt) MONTH-2~3-several++ UP-TILL-NOW FOR MAKE SCULPT cl:BB(scrape-clean) CHANGE EXACT AGAIN | 44 | hsldb.georgetown.edu/films/tablefilm.php?source=hotchkiss&glossid=442 |
| 508 | Hotchkiss (1913) | MONEY~PAY | N/A | AND TRUE YEAR SEVERAL FUTURE DEAF ALL-OVER MONEY~PAY(2h-alt) THREE~THOUSAND DOLLAR BUILD STATUE NEAT WITH cl-d-trace:X(profile) IN B-R-O-N-Z-E 3P-POSS(rt) pn:CLERC ESTABLISH(rt) THAT(1h,rt) AREA 3P-SELF AGO PICK-FROM(-from-rt) | 51 | hsldb.georgetown.edu/films/tablefilm.php?source=hotchkiss&glossid=508 |
| 566 | Hotchkiss (1913) | MONEY | N/A | THINK~SUPERIOR EVERY+++ DEAF SPEAK MALE NEED gs:ORDERED-TO-GO(rt-to-lt) GOING(-to-lt) pn:CLERC C-L-E-R-C AND MONEY GIVE(-to-lt) FOR 3P-POSS(lt) TEACH(-to-rt) SO-AS ALL GET UNDERSTAND 3P-POSS(lt) SPIRIT SIGN | 55 | hsldb.georgetown.edu/films/tablefilm.php?source=hotchkiss&glossid=566 |
| 499 | Veditz (1913) | MONEY | N/A | 1P-IX-PL(1P-to-arc-to-1P) HAVE THAT(2h, rc) AMOUNT MONEY, 1P-IX-PL(1P-to-arc-to-1P) CAN HAVE DRAMA IN SIGN, CAN HAVE(rf) PREACH+++ IN SIGN, CAN(1h) HAVE(rf) LECTURE++ IN SIGN. | 46 | hsldb.georgetown.edu/films/tablefilm.php?source=veditz&glossid=499 |