Which occupation uses a sign described as 'Law Dominant hand L-handshape slides down palm of Non-dominant left-facing flat palm. + agent'?

Which occupation uses a sign described as 'Law Dominant hand L-handshape slides down palm of Non-dominant left-facing flat palm. + agent'?

• A. Optometrist
• B. Army
• C. Lawyer
• D. Boss

Answer: (C)

In ASL, many occupation signs are built by starting with a base sign for the field and adding a marker that indicates a person who does that work. The described sign uses the base sign for law—the dominant hand in an L shape sliding down the flat non-dominant palm—and then adds an agent/person marker to indicate a person who practices law. Put together, this yields the occupation of lawyer. Other options would rely on signs tied to vision for optometrist, military for army, or a different sign for boss, which don’t match the law sign plus agent construction.

In ASL, many occupation signs are built by starting with a base sign for the field and adding a marker that indicates a person who does that work. The described sign uses the base sign for law—the dominant hand in an L shape sliding down the flat non-dominant palm—and then adds an agent/person marker to indicate a person who practices law. Put together, this yields the occupation of lawyer. Other options would rely on signs tied to vision for optometrist, military for army, or a different sign for boss, which don’t match the law sign plus agent construction.