What is Fingerspelling?
[[File:Hands showing the sign language alphabet. Coloured etching. Wellcome V0016552.jpg|thumb|Fingerspelling in [[British Sign Language]].]] '''Fingerspelling''' is making an [[alphabet]] with your hands. Many [[deaf]] people learn fingerspelling. They use it when they want to sign a word but there is no sign in the [[sign language]], or when they do not understand what the sign means. Other people also use fingerspelling to talk in [[secret]], to help remember something, or to talk without making [[sound]] (for example in a [[church]]). Fingerspelling is a part of some [[sign language]]s. [[Writing system]]s are not the same everywhere, and fingerspelling is also different. Different countries have different ways of fingerspelling. Some alphabets use one hand, some use two hands. == References == {{reflist}} == Other websites == {{Commons|Fingerspelling}} *[http://www.lifeprint.com/asl101/fingerspelling/ ASL Fingerspelling Resource Site] Free online fingerspelling lessons, quizzes, and activities. *[http://fingerspell.sierra-charlie.com/en/ Fingerspell Flashcards] Practice ASL, German and Swiss German alphabets online. *[http://www.british-sign.co.uk/british-sign-language-bsl/free-fingerspelling-chart/ British Sign Language Fingerspelling Alphabet] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305231559/http://www.british-sign.co.uk/british-sign-language-bsl/free-fingerspelling-chart/ |date=2016-03-05 }} Information and pictures about the [[British]] 2-handed fingerspelling alphabet. *[https://www.howdoyousign.com/american-sign-language-alphabet ASL Alphabet Image and Video Examples] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240420212651/https://www.howdoyousign.com/american-sign-language-alphabet |date=2024-04-20 }} View a sample of each letter of the English alphabet in American Sign Language {{stub}} [[Category:Sign languages]]