American Sign Language: "thick" THICK (substance or quality) This is a general sign for "thick." It uses a "loose C-hand" (or even a "claw" hand). Suppose you were telling a story about your grandma's SOUP and you wanted to say it was thick this would be a good sign to use. THICK: Note: This general version of "thick" (above) doesn't just apply to food or liquid. It is commonly used in situations where a more specific sign won't work. For example this version could be used to mean "bold" as in "boldface type." Much of the time the concept of "thick" is expressed with what is known as a "classifier C." This is sometimes written as "CL:C". The "C" handshape can be used to show the size and shape of certain objects. The "C-hand" is particularly used to show round objects (like a pole), and thickness as in a "thick" layer of snow. THICK LAYER: THICK-CRUST: In context you can use a CL:C to indicate that the crust on a pizza is a "thick" crust. First you indicate that you are talking about "pizza" then you indicate that it is thick. Sample sentence: "Which do you prefer, thick or thin crust pizza?" = "PIZZA THIN-[crust], THICK-[crust], WHICH FAVORITE-[prefer] YOU?" THICK-BOOK: First you establish that you are talking about a book, then you indicate that it is "thick." Sample sentence: YOUR ASL BOOK CL:C-[thick]? (Is your ASL book thick?) Also see: CLASSIFIERS Also see: THIN You can learn American Sign Language (ASL) online at American Sign Language University ™ Lifeprint.com © Dr. William Vicars

American Sign Language: "thick"

THICK (substance or quality)
This is a general sign for "thick." It uses a "loose C-hand" (or even a "claw" hand).
Suppose you were telling a story about your grandma's SOUP and you wanted to say it was thick this would be a good sign to use.

THICK:

Note: This general version of "thick" (above) doesn't just apply to food or liquid. It is commonly used in situations where a more specific sign won't work. For example this version could be used to mean "bold" as in "boldface type."

Much of the time the concept of "thick" is expressed with what is known as a "classifier C." This is sometimes written as "CL:C".
The "C" handshape can be used to show the size and shape of certain objects. The "C-hand" is particularly used to show round objects (like a pole), and thickness as in a "thick" layer of snow.

THICK LAYER:

THICK-CRUST:
In context you can use a CL:C to indicate that the crust on a pizza is a "thick" crust.
First you indicate that you are talking about "pizza" then you indicate that it is thick.

Sample sentence: "Which do you prefer, thick or thin crust pizza?" = "PIZZA THIN-[crust], THICK-[crust], WHICH FAVORITE-[prefer] YOU?"

THICK-BOOK:
First you establish that you are talking about a book, then you indicate that it is "thick."

Sample sentence: YOUR ASL BOOK CL:C-[thick]? (Is your ASL book thick?)

Also see: CLASSIFIERS

Also see: THIN

You can learn American Sign Language (ASL) online at American Sign Language University ™
Lifeprint.com © Dr. William Vicars