In a 90‑minute intro physics at about 180 wpm, ‘charge’ showed up as legal accusation on a policy slide, then as electric charge (q), then as ‘charge the battery’ during a lab demo. How are you encoding disambiguation live — term mapping at first mention (ACCUSE vs ELECTRIC‑CHARGE vs BATTERY‑RECHARGE), consistent mouthing, or spatial anchoring — without increasing cognitive load when the speaker code‑switches that quickly?
I anchor each meaning to the physical source the first time it appears and keep those loci fixed: policy/legal over left where the slide was, ‘q’ centered near the board, battery‑recharge over by the demo table, and I just index back. If the prof starts roaming or swaps slides nonstop, I keep the loci anyway and add a tiny mouthing shift for a few turns until the context settles.
Quick example: first time ‘q’ shows up, I fingerspell “Q” once, then use a tiny electric‑spark movement for particle talk, CHARGE‑BATTERY with a flat battery hand for the lab, and ACCUSE with tighter mouth for policy — juggling three charges without getting shocked. If slides bounce around, I add a micro eyebrow pop or a quick “recharge” mouth at the switch so I don’t burn working memory. I’ll confirm the STEM choice later and lock it in next session if needed: https://aslcore.org.
At that speed, I give each meaning a traveling non‑manual tag — legal gets a tight “mm” with a slight forward lean, q is tiny and crisp with a right head tilt, battery uses puffed cheeks and a broader motion — so clarity follows me even if the prof or slides move; it’s like color‑coding tabs that walk. @john_p89 anchoring works too, but when the layout shifts I’ll briefly park LAW/Q/BATT on my nondom hand once to prime the channel.