To sign department, form both hands into 'D' handshapes, with your index fingers pointing up. Start with your hands together in front of your chest. Move both hands apart and outward in a circular motion, bringing them back together so the pinky sides touch and your palms face toward you.
To sign this, ask 'YOU WORK WHICH DEPARTMENT?' using the sign for department at the end, while keeping your eyebrows furrowed to indicate a 'wh' question.
Sign 'SHOE DEPARTMENT UPSTAIRS.' Use the 'D' handshape circular motion to clearly indicate the specific section or group within the store.
Sign 'SHE BOSS SCIENCE DEPARTMENT.' The sign for department helps group the concept of the science team together into one cohesive unit.
To sign this, ask 'YOU WORK WHICH DEPARTMENT?' using the sign for department at the end, while keeping your eyebrows furrowed to indicate a 'wh' question.
Sign 'SHOE DEPARTMENT UPSTAIRS.' Use the 'D' handshape circular motion to clearly indicate the specific section or group within the store.
Sign 'SHE BOSS SCIENCE DEPARTMENT.' The sign for department helps group the concept of the science team together into one cohesive unit.
Yes! The signs for department, class, family, and group all share the exact same circular gathering motion. They are simply differentiated by their initial letter handshapes ('D', 'C', 'F', and 'G').
Yes, you can sign department followed by the sign for store to refer to a department store. The sign effectively conveys the idea of a large store made up of many different sections.
Ideally, yes. Bringing the pinky sides of your hands together at the end of the circular motion completes the visual representation of a closed group or a fully defined section.
