1@InsideChesthigh-RadialUp

Alternative forms

 * The index finger points in different directions depending on the location of the referent.

Etymology
From the typical ASL method of referring to something by pointing to it (deixis).

Production

 * The index finger points toward the indicated particular person, thing, group, or empty space previously established to represent the indicated entity.
 * Hold the hand briefly in this posture.
 * If the referent is a person, the index finger points toward the center of the person's chest (or the center of the figurative chest of an absent person whom the indicated space has been designated to represent). Thus, if the signer's chest is lower or higher than that of the indicated person, the finger points down or up accordingly.
 * If the referent is a person, the index finger points toward the center of the person's chest (or the center of the figurative chest of an absent person whom the indicated space has been designated to represent). Thus, if the signer's chest is lower or higher than that of the indicated person, the finger points down or up accordingly.







Pronoun

 * 1)  that indicated person or thing; you; he; she; it; him; her; that
 * 2)  the person or thing for which this space was previously designated; he; she; it; they; that
 * 1)  the person or thing for which this space was previously designated; he; she; it; they; that

Usage notes

 * Historically, linguists considered the forward-pointing version of this sign (interpreted as meaning “you”) to be a separate sign from when it would point elsewhere (interpreted as meaning “he”, “she”, “it”, etc.). Recent analysis, however, reveals that ASL has no actual distinction between second-person and third-person pronouns.
 * A similar sign, is sometimes produced with an alternative orientation that makes it a homophone for this sign.