The American Sign Language Phrase Book (45 page)

The AGENT sign shown below is usually done following the SENATE, GOVERNMENT, JUDGE, and LAW signs to indicate senator, governor, judge, and lawyer, respectively.

Either sign for "country" is acceptable.

The idea of "if" is often expressed in ASL by stating the sentence as a question. This requires a questioning expression. In the above sentence the expression would be done on the BREAK sign, and then there is a slight pause before you sign the consequence. In the following sentence, the questioning expression happens with the DISOBEY sign, which is followed by a pause before the rest of the statement is signed.

There is no sign for "company," so fingerspell "C-O" at the end of the sentence after the sign AGAINST.