Initialized Signs: though NOT applicable to every sign, a few signs can takes on an alphabetical letter to show a specific vocabulary word related to the base sign's general concept: GROUP become F=FAMILY or T=TEAM. The letter now signifies a type of GROUP. Though ASL uses some, these are mostly used by Deaf people (& their interpreters) who use English-like grammar signing or fully Signed Exact English, both of which don't have ASL's grammar structure. Other ex: FLOWER/ROSE, WE/US/OUR
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