ASL review for: book

Meaning: a handwritten or printed work consisting of pages glued or sewn together along one side and bound in covers.

Pronunciation (sign description): Two-handed flat hands (handshape and orientaton) held together in space (location) open apart with the bottom edges of the hands staying together once or twice (movement).

As a noun, the movement of this sign is formally twice. However, the movement may be once in effect of phonological co-articulation even if it's a noun in sentence.

Related signs: READ, BOOKSHELF, BOOKISH, BOOKWORM.

Related signs for parts of a book: BOOKCOVER, BOOKCASE, SPINE (a part of the book), BOOKMARK, BOOKBINDERY.

Related signs for different types of books: LOGBOOK, DIARY, JOURNAL, NOTEBOOK, YEARBOOK, NOVEL, book art.