As mentioned in the previous section, finger selection combines with different finger configurations to create handshapes. Selected fingers may be i) extended, ii) flat open (base joint flexion with no contact between thumb and fingers), iii) flat closed (base joint flexion with contact between thumb and fingers), iv) curved open (base and non-base joint flexion with no contact between thumb and fingers), v) curved closed (base and non-base joint flexion with contact between thumb and fingers), and vi) closed (full base and non-base joint flexion).
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Flat closed
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Curved open
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Curved closed
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Closed |
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Middle |
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Index +thumb |
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Middle +thumb |
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Pinkie +middle +thumb |
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Different finger configurations can also be contrastive among them creating minimal pairs in LSC.
a) add vs. die
b) die vs. degenerate
c) come vs. tram
d) fork vs. rake