Battison's sign types, hand arrangement
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Most signs cross-linguistically can be categorized into 4 phonological types based on the number of hands involved and their configuration. This typology is useful for describing the phonotactics of sign languages and was introduced in Battison 1978.
| Type | Description |
| Type 0/X | 1 handed signs |
| Type 1 | 2 handed signs, both hands have the same handshape, location, and movement |
| Type 2 | 2 handed signs, one moves and the other is still, but both with the same handshape |
| Type 3 | 2 handed signs, one moves and the other is still and with a different handshape |
References
- Battison 1978: Lexical Borrowing in American Sign Language (Not open access)