Later in asl

How to sign "now" in American Sign Language (ASL)? And how the toddler used "now".

ASL sign for NOW

Meaning: at the present time or moment.

Pronunciation/articulation: Two-handed "Y" hands (handshape), palms up (orientation), in space (location), move downward once (movement).

Learner tip: Don't confuse this with TODAY (different movement).

Old ASL

"Now -- Place the bent hands pointing outward, palms up, in front, about the waist line; drop them a little rather quickly." (1910) Ref

Now, the present -- Hold the bent hands in front of self, palms up; with a slight jerk lower them a little.

(1910) Ref

Beyond basics

Meaning: right now; at this very instant.

Baby signing NOW

The time-lapse shows how the ASL-speaking toddler acquired the ASL word "now" and used it in contexts.

In this case study on the language acquisition in ASL, the toddler at age 1;6 acquired the concept of "now" around the very beginning of two-word stage or toward the end of one-word stage.

She used the "A" handshape, one of the few unmarked handshapes, as the "

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