Wind, water, and ice wear down and carry away rock, soil, and sand.
Handshape- refers to the hand configuration which is used in beginning any word production in ASL
Palm Orientation- refers to the direction in which the hand is turned to produce a sign
Location- refers to the physical parameters or bodily location where the sign are produced
Movement - refers to the changing of the location of the hands within the set physical parameters during sign production
Thy are important because it gives your signing more meaning and emotion.
A language is a dialect with an army and navy. His point being that the difference between a language and a dialect was ultimately a political distinction and had little to do with linguistics per se. Thus, German and Dutch are separate languages, but Mandarin and Meixian Chinese are supposed dialects.