To sign "function," start with both hands in "F" handshapes (index fingers and thumbs touching, with the other fingers extended) in front of your chest. Face your palms toward each other. Move your hands in an alternating up-and-down or small circular motion, as if showing the gears of a machine working together smoothly.
Sign "NEW" and "COMPUTER," followed by the sign for "FUNCTION" and "PERFECT." The alternating F-hands emphasize the smooth, ongoing operation of the machine.
Point to the machine, sign "FUNCTION," and use the "HOW" sign while furrowing your eyebrows to clearly indicate a "wh-" question to your conversation partner.
Point to your head for "BRAIN," sign "TODAY," and then use a negative headshake while signing "FUNCTION" to show that your mind isn't operating at full capacity.
Sign "NEW" and "COMPUTER," followed by the sign for "FUNCTION" and "PERFECT." The alternating F-hands emphasize the smooth, ongoing operation of the machine.
Point to the machine, sign "FUNCTION," and use the "HOW" sign while furrowing your eyebrows to clearly indicate a "wh-" question to your conversation partner.
Point to your head for "BRAIN," sign "TODAY," and then use a negative headshake while signing "FUNCTION" to show that your mind isn't operating at full capacity.
No, this sign specifically means "function" in the sense of operating, working, or running (like a machine, system, or bodily organ). For a social gathering, you would use the sign for "PARTY" or "EVENT."
Conceptually, yes! Both signs involve the idea of something being productive or operating. However, "WORK" uses "S" handshapes with one wrist tapping the other, while "FUNCTION" uses alternating "F" handshapes moving in the air.
The movement is typically a small, alternating up-and-down or slightly circular motion. As long as the hands are alternating rhythmically to show continuous operation, the exact size of the circles isn't strictly rigid, but you should keep it comfortably in front of your chest.
