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Valerie Sutton Date: Thu May 13, 1999 11:05 pm Subject: Re: SW Workbook based on Signing Naturally | |
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>LOL!! Joe is right Valerie, you do a tremendous amount of work as it is!! >But, I think it would be a wonderful idea to update the workbook IF& WHEN you >ever get caught up and have the extra time. I know the Signing Naturally >series are some of the more popular textbooks and videos used in begining ASL >classes, and I personally have used SN2. By enabling an ASL student to match >their work in a SN workbook along with a SignWriting workbook, I think it >would be really simple to then learn how to write the specific sign since >it's something they're already practicing. > > Delora Parks ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I guess I really have a reputation for doing too much! Oh well. We can all change, so I will try! Meanwhile one of our DAC members just offered to help me to improve the old workbook - so that is great! We will keep you all informed...it may not be that bad a job with people pitching in and working together. And of course the DAC members are terrific to work with, because they teach ASL themselves. Tonight I am working on posting two technical articles on the web - one is on mouth movements and facial expressions. A linguist in Sweden wrote and asked specifically for this information for a linguistics class he is teaching. I was surprised, because historically Denmark and Norway chose to use SignWriting, but Sweden decided to use another notating system they had developed themselves (for linguistic purposes).... nothing like SignWriting. But they apparently are now accessing our web site and printing out SignWriting symbols and showing them in their linguistic classes! What a surprise! The other article is for the Brazilian dictionary, which is using SignWriting ...the Brazilian team has been waiting patiently for information on writing sequential finger movements. We can write this, but some of the symbols are new, and some are used in other countries differently by different people! Such is life with writing systems! So I will be presenting different ways of writing the same movements, and then people can choose what they like, and slowly someday, through usage,"one way" will "win". I will enjoy sharing this with you later. So back to the grind - and thanks Joe for the comments about the grammar in the Bible verse. I look forward to studying it! Valerie :-) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Valerie Sutton SignWriting https://www.SignWriting.org The DAC, Deaf Action Committee for SW Center For Sutton Movement Writing an educational nonprofit organization Box 517, La Jolla, CA, 92038-0517, USA ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
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