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208,  beach2,        Comments:, Liz's crvd-B>B Naomi's A>B-L variations on the same basic sign - complicated because the B/B-L relationship is probably allophonic but the starting handshapes (A/crvd-B) stem from different descriptors (gut-feeling - rocks vs. swimming) Tyler's BEACH is a different sign all together ( a synonym) - though the B handshapes in all cases here are referring to a flat surface the way the hands interact make them clearly separate signs (also, possib;y in Tyler S sign - borrowing from English)
209,  beans,        Comments:, BEANS- synonyms - no relationship
211,  beard,        dominantHS:,  5, 5, 0, 0, 5, 5,  Comments:, BEARD variations of the same sign - slight differences in handshapes hard to tell if transcription error or allophonic variables - either or both make sense None of these handshapes were 5-C-tt as marked; therefore, all were changed to 5-C.
212,  beat_abuse,        Comments:, BEAT-ABUSE - same sign/ Liz may be using 10 handshape instead of A - this is exactly the environment where one would expect free variation of 10/A/S
213,  beat_hit-fr,        Comments:, BEAT-HIT - ditto
214,  beautiful,        Comments:, BEAUTIFUL - overlooked in Liz's annotation is her handshape change to flat-O in the middle of the sign - she adds an optional flourish which is why her sign "ends with 5" but in fact the sequence is crvd-5>flat-O>5. All three re doing the same sign but 5 is in no way an allophone of flat-O
218,  bed,       lexical_variations:, 2, 1, 1,  Comments:, BED - all variants of the same sign - (1 h v. 2 h)
220,  bee,       lexical_variations:, 2, 1, 1,  Comments:, BEE - couldn't get the video to play but it looks like Liz starts the sign just like the others - with F (not curved-B) Liz begins the sign with the same handshape but ends in a different handshape with a very different palm orientation.
221,  beer,        dominantHS:,  20, 20, 0, 0, 0, 0,  Comments:, BEER - I don't see how the difference in B v. B-xd here - all the same sign Agreed. This is all the same sign with no variation.
223,  before2-fr,       lexical_variations:, 1, 4, 1,  dominantHS:,  24, 24, 0, 0, 0, 0,  Comments:, BEFORE - Liz and Naomi are doing the same sign, Tyler is signing a different sign that also means 'before' but in a slightly different way? Not sure Tyler's sign belongs in this set. Has a different connotation than the other 'before'. Regardless, it is a separate sign. Liz and Naomi are both doing the same sign, and it's important to note that the handshape given here is only that of the dominant hand. In both, the non-dominant handshape is B-L.
224,  beg-fr,        dominantHS:,  0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 5,  Comments:, All one sign. Naomi's handshape lacked the necessary intensity to be called a 5-C-tt.
226,  behavior-n1,        dominantHS:,  20, 20, 0, 0, 0, 0,  Comments:, BEHAVIOR - same sign/close judgment calls on handshapes
227,  behavior-n2,       lexical_variations:, 1, 2, 4,  Comments:, BEHAVIOR 2 - Naomi is signing a different signs (to perform an action) and the other 2 are signing the sign above
229,  beijing,       lexical_variations:, 2, 1, 1,  Comments:, BEIJING - same sign Handshape variant - determination of version 1 vs version 2 was arbitrary.
234,  bell,       lexical_variations:, 4, 1, 1,  dominantHS:,  0, 0, 0, 0, 42, 42,  Comments:, BELL - Tyler and Naomi are signing the same sign (what I call ALARM) and Liz is signing "handbell".
235,  belong1,       lexical_variations:, 1, 4, 1,  Comments:, BELONG - different signs all together. This set should no longer exist.
236,  belong2,       lexical_variations:, 1, 4, 1,  dominantHS:,  0, 0, 0, 0, 66, 10,  Comments:, BELONG 2- Liz and Naomi same sign. These linking signs are a place where one sees 8 and F in free variation. Tyler is signing a different sign which is, I guess, synonymous (but not in my ideolect.)
238,  below1,       lexical_variations:, 1, 2, 1,  dominantHS:,  0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 23,  Comments:, BELOW - same sign
239,  below2,       lexical_variations:, 2, 1, 1,  dominantHS:,  20, 20, 24, 0, 24, 0,  Comments:, BELOW 2- same sign
244,  bet,        dominantHS:,  20, 20, 0, 0, 0, 0,  Comments:, BET - same sign
247,  beyond-fr,        Comments:, BEYOND - Liz and Naomi same sign, Tyler different sign (?) there are a number of signs where one can use B-L or 10 - I think there's a slight difference in meaning/usage, though. Liz's handshape should be annotated 10 not A.
250,  big,        dominantHS:,  0, 0, 0, 0, 38, 38,  Comments:, BIG - same sign
251,  bikini,       lexical_variations:, 1, 2, 1,  Comments:, BIKINI - same sign
254,  biology,       lexical_variations:, 1, 1, 1,  dominantHS:,  20, 20, 0, 0, 0, 0,  Comments:, BIOLOGY - same sign. Handshapes all look the same too.
255,  bird,       lexical_variations:, 1, 1, 2,  Comments:, BIRD - same sign. Mistake annotating Naomi's end handshape should be flat-G. Start handshape L v. G is a matter of degree (how noisy is this bird?)
259,  bison,       lexical_variations:, 1, 2, 1,  dominantHS:,  35, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0,  Comments:, Adjusted Liz's starting handshape from a C to a crvd-5.
260,  bite,       lexical_variations:, 1, 2, 1,  dominantHS:,  30, 47, 0, 47, 0, 47,  Comments:, BITE - same sign
264,  blanket-n,       lexical_variations:, 1, 2, 1,  dominantHS:,  0, 0, 0, 0, 36, 36,  Comments:, BLANKET - judgment calls on handshapes?
265,  blanket-v,       lexical_variations:, 1, 4, 2,  Comments:, BLANKET-v - 2 different signs
266,  blank-out,       lexical_variations:, 1, 4, 1,  Comments:, BLANK-OUT - Liz and Naomi using different sign than Tyler (same loc and mvmt, though)
271,  blinds2,       lexical_variations:, 2, 3, 1,  dominantHS:,  0, 0, 0, 0, 37, 0,  Comments:, BLINDS - same sign
272,  blink,        dominantHS:,  0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 60,  Comments:, Corrected Naomi's ending handshape to L. All one sign.
273,  block,       lexical_variations:, 2, 1, 4,  dominantHS:,  0, 0, 18, 24, 0, 24,  Comments:, BLOCK - Liz and Tyler same sign - Naomi uses the sign BOX/ROOM Since they are different signs, does Naomi's sign belong in this set?
278,  blossom,        Comments:, BLOSSOM - all same sign hard call on handshapes
279,  blouse,        Comments:, BLOUSE - dif sign (Tyler signs DRESS)
282,  blow_up1,        Comments:, BLOW UP fine
286,  boat,        Comments:, BOAT fine except maybe Liz's thumbs?
288,  boil,        Comments:, BOIL judgment of hs? I think they are all inbetween
289,  boiling_mad,        Comments:, BOILING MAD I think Naomi is using a 5 hand also. We need to think about what wiggling does to the perception of hs.
300,  boss2,        Comments:, BOSS fine
305,  bounce,        Comments:, BOUNCE fine
306,  bowling,        Comments:, BOWLING Liz is curved 3 but I don't think we have that hs.. The 5/3substitution is interesting - I think it only occurs in handling contexts? in nouns it makes substantial changes in meaning
307,  bowtie2,        Comments:, BOWTIE2 synonyms not the same sign
313,  bra,        Comments:, BRA fine
314,  bracelet1,        Comments:, BRACELET fine (another 8/F pair)
317,  brake2,        Comments:, BRAKE2 - Tyler's hs looks like S to me. Otherwise this is correct.
318,  branch_fork_in_road,        Comments:, BRANCH FORK IN ROAD Liz is using the 1 hs (transcription error) otherwise ok
320,  brawl_big_fight,        Comments:, BRAWL -ok
326,  breakdown1,        Comments:, BREAKDOWN 1 fine
329,  breasts,        Comments:, BREASTS same sign all hs wrong