LOCATION in ASL's 5 Parameters refers to the hand's location in space/on/around the body.

For instance, I'm signing BROKE below. The LOCATION of the sign is on the side of the neck. *If* I were to change the LOCATION to anywhere else on my body or the space around me, the sign would no longer make sense.

And, *if* I were to use the same HANDSHAPE, and MOVEMENT, but lower the LOCATION to the top/front of my thigh, and shift my hand's PALM ORIENTATION upward, the meaning changes to "TRIPPIN'" (yes, the slang word)

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