To sign "learner," start with the sign for "learn" followed by the "person" ending. Hold your non-dominant hand flat in front of you with the palm facing up, like an open book. Use your dominant hand to grasp "information" from your open palm, bringing it up to your forehead while closing your fingers into a flat "O" shape. Finally, bring both hands down parallel to each other with flat palms facing inward to show the "person" marker.
Point to yourself, sign 'ASL' by fingerspelling the letters, and then sign 'learner' by combining 'learn' with the person marker.
Point to the person, sign 'fast' by pulling your index fingers back quickly, and then perform the sign for 'learner'.
Sign 'welcome' by sweeping your hand toward your body, then sign 'all', and finish with the sign for 'learner'.
Point to yourself, sign 'ASL' by fingerspelling the letters, and then sign 'learner' by combining 'learn' with the person marker.
Point to the person, sign 'fast' by pulling your index fingers back quickly, and then perform the sign for 'learner'.
Sign 'welcome' by sweeping your hand toward your body, then sign 'all', and finish with the sign for 'learner'.
Those straight hands moving downward represent the 'person' or 'agent' marker. It turns a verb into a noun, much like adding '-er' in English. Without it, you are just signing the verb 'learn'.
Yes, for the first part of the sign, your non-dominant hand acts as the base or 'book' from which you are gathering knowledge. It should remain flat and steady until you transition to the person marker.
Yes, the sign for 'learner' is exactly the same as the sign for 'student'. Both concepts use the combination of 'learn' and the 'person' marker to describe someone who is acquiring knowledge.
