MOUSE in sign language

<:3)~~~

This word entry contains the ASL sign for "mouse" and a time-lapse video of baby signing "mouse".

Drawing mouse by coda
Drawing by Juli LC, age 4

A drawing of the mouse by a four-year-old ASL-speaking preschooler Juli shows a gray mouse with big gray rounded ears, whiskers, brownish-yellow rounded eyes, long curled tail, sitting on top of who know what it is -- something red object.

ASL signs for MOUSE

The sign "mouse" in American Sign Language is as dainty as a mouse. <:3)~~~

Meaning: a small rodent that typically has a pointed snout, relatively large ears and eyes, and a long tail.

Pronunciation (production): Dominant forefinger (handshape), palm facing left if right-handed (orientation), on the nose (location), brushes diagonally downward twice (movement).

Related signs: MOUSE TRAP, MICKEY MOUSE, MOUSE (computer).

Baby Signing MOUSE

Watch how the baby acquires the ASL word MOUSE in a time-lapse video. The sign MOUSE seems to be easier to acquire than most of the other ASL signs. <:3)~~~

Psst, what do three-year-old kids dream about? Let's take a peek into the kid's brain. Juli said she dreamed about a ghost (ooh), a mouse (aww), and a cat (not surprising).

Initially at age 1;3, Juli was learning to recognize a difference between a mouse and another animal such as a rabbit during our literacy interaction.

Signing at age 4 above.

Usage/Grammar

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Written ASL

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ASL written for MOUSE

Written ASL digit for "mouse" contributed by Joy Maisel in the ASLwrite community, 2017.

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