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Page 59: Shovels
MPEG format (9MB) | Quick Time format (2MB)
Combining gestures into sentences to talk about shovels.

Page 73: Dad-Sleep
MPEG format (1.4MB)
Pointing at a chair in the room to indicate dad who is sleeping in another room (Figure 1 in book).

Page 75: Break
MPEG format (1.8MB)
An emblem meaning "break" (Figure 2A in book).

Page 75: Give
MPEG format (0.8MB)
An emblem meaning "give" (Figure 2B in book).

Page 77: Flutter-Fall
MPEG format (1MB)
Communicating about manner (snow flutters) and path (snow falls) in two separate gestures (Figure 3 in book).

Page 79: Headshakes and Nods
MPEG format (1.5MB)
Incorporating headshakes and headnods into a gesture sentence to negate ("Lisa is not eating") and affirm ("but I am eating").

Page 79: Wait
MPEG format (1.7MB)
A modulating gesture "wait" used to signal the immediate future (Figure 4A in book).

Page 81: Away
MPEG format (2MB)
A modulating gesture "away" used to signal displacement in time and space (Figure 4B in book).

Page 81: Away Embedded
MPEG format (2.6MB)
The "away" gesure embedded in a string of gestures describing an event displaced in time and space (Figure 4B in book).

Page 83: Round-Put Down
MPEG format (7MB) | Quick Time format (0.8MB)
Breaking one gesture (an O handshape incorporated into a SHORT ARC motion) into two gestures: (1) an O handshape (with NO motion) followed by (2) a SHORT ARC motion (made with a PALM handshape).

Pages 85 and 92: To and Fro + Fist
MPEG format (0.8MB)
Using a TO&FRO motion with a FIST handshape to mean "move knife" (Figure 5A in book).

Pages 85 and 92: To and Fro + Palm
MPEG format (1.3MB)
Using a TO&FRO motion with a PALM handshape to mean "knife moves" (Figure 5B in book).

Page 92: Fist + Linear Path
MPEG format (1.1MB)
Using a FIST handshape with a LINEAR PATH motion to mean "move a long, skinny object forward" (Figure 6A in book).

Page 92: Fist + Circle
MPEG format (1MB)
Using a FIST handshape with a CIRCLE motion to mean "move a long, skinny object in a circle" (Figure 6B in book).

Page 108: Snack-Eat-Susan
MPEG format (1.5MB)
Combining gestures into sentences in a particular order: Snack-Eat-Susan (Patient-Act-Actor) (Figure 11 in book).

Page 144: Rabbit Story
MPEG format (7MB) | Quick Time format (1.5MB)
Using gestures to tell a story about a rabbit escaping from its cage and finding something to eat.

Page 148: Talking to Self
MPEG format (2MB)
Using gesture to ask oneself where an object is.