Sharing your feelings and emotions when signing is easy because American Sign Language (ASL) is naturally so expressive. Although many emotions have their own sign—like the ones illustrated in this video—some feelings and emotions can be transmitted with minimal Sign and a lot of facial expression.

Originally released by John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2012. Streaming video file encoded with permission for digital streaming by Infobase on May 09, 2018.

Expressing Emotions in American Sign Language (ASL) (0:45); .