Originally posted on August 6, 2012
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My gammy taught me how to sign "God Bless America."
I love signing it to Celine Dion's version of the song.
We made a video and it's at the bottom of this page.
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The signs used here for "God Bless America," are from SIGNING EXACT ENGLISH.
As with the spoken language, there are 'synonyms,' so there can be other ways to sign a particular word depending on how the word is used.
Some words depicted here are shown in two separate photos.
God ~ Palm arcs down from above to near forehead
Bless ~ Thumbs of A's on chin, move down, opening slowly to palm-down 5's
America ~ Mesh palm-in fingers, circle horizontally in front of body
Hint : picket fence
Land ~ Palm down L, on back of left hand circle out, back to elbow and along arm to hand.
That ~ Palm down L hand on left palm (index can point)
I ~ Palm I - hand on chest
Love ~ Palm in s's cross on heart
Stand ~ V fingertips stand on left palm.
Beside ~ Palm-out B drops to palm in flat hand that brushes past outside of left palm-down flat hand
Her ~ (refers to America) sign America again.
America ~ Mesh palm-in fingers, circle horizontally in front of body
And ~ Palm-in horizontal 5-hand pulls to right, closing to a flat-O
Guide ~ two photos
Guide ~ Right G grasps left G index and. . .
pulls in front of body
Her ~ America
America ~ Mesh palm-in fingers, circle horizontally in front of body
Through ~ Open hand slides outward between fingers of other hand
Night ~ Two photos
Night ~ drop hand . . .
over edge of left
Hint: sun going down
With ~ A-hands together, palm to palm
Light ~ Palm-in O hands touch tips and open to palm-in 5 hand while moving up and outward
From ~ two photos
From ~ Knuckle of palm-in right X touches palm-out left index . . .
. . . and then moves toward body
Above ~ Palm circle once over head
From ~ Knuckle of palm-in right X touches palm-out left index . . .
. . . and then moves toward body
Mountain + s ~ Two photos
Mountain(s) ~ Right hand draws mountain tops; left stays still
S for plural ~ Palm out S
To ~ Horizontal index finger approaches and touches left vertical index finger
Prairie + S ~ Two photos
Prairie(s) ~ Palm down P, on back of left hand circle out, back to elbow and along arm to hand.
S for plural ~ Palm out S
To ~ Horizontal index finger approaches and touches left vertical index finger
Ocean + s ~ Two photos
Ocean(s) ~ Palm-down O's move wave like up and down forward. . .
. . .opening to 5's
S for plural ~ palm-out S
White ~ Two photos
White ~ 5-hand on chest moves outward, and then . . .
. . . closes to a flat-O hand
Hint: pulling the color out
With ~ A-hands together, palm to palm
Foam ~ Two photos
Foam ~ F-hand spirals up from . . .
. . . left hand
God ~ Palm arcs down from above to near forehead
Bless ~ Thumbs of A's on chin, move down, opening slowly to palm-down 5's
America ~ Mesh palm-in fingers, circle horizontally in front of body
My ~ Palm of flat hand on chest
Home ~ Two photos
Home ~ Flat-O fingertips on chin by mouth then . . .
. . . flat palm on cheek
Hint: eat and sleep at home
Sweet ~ rub chin circulary
Hint: rubbing sugar off chin
Home ~ Two photos
Home ~ Flat-O fingertips on chin then . . .
. . . flat palm on cheek
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