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Wayne in Maine Date: Fri Nov 12, 1999 5:17 am Subject: Compound signs in ASL | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Hello - Was interested in the four different ways of writing DOG in ASL. Essentially I saw: 1. finger snapping 2. striking twice on the leg 3. striking twice on the leg followed by finger snapping, and 4. ditto with the ## symbols written to the left of the handshape I have a couple of questions, and a comment. Q1: How would one indicate repeated finger snapping (say, twice)? Q2: Is the "double bar" the standard method of indicating a sign signed below the waist? I'm guessing the lower bar means "waist". Q3: Is there any difference in articulation when the ## is placed to the right or to the left of the handshape? (My guess is: no.) Now the comment: I recall from my own research into compounds in both ASL and TSL that signs with repeated segments generally lose the repetition when they form part of a compound. Thus, the double striking on DOG2, or the double snapping that I use on DOG1, would both be made single in either of the compound forms: DOG3 and DOG4. As such, then, the way I normally sign DOG is not actually listed among the four variations that Valerie sent. Am I "signing it wrong" or is there something to that principle? Love, - Wayne >From: Valerie Sutton >Reply-To: SignWriting List >To: SignWriting List >Subject: Different Sign Spellings: ASL sign "dog" >Date: Thu, 11 Nov 1999 12:45:13 -0800 > >Spelling 4 attached ><< _dogASL4.gif >> ><< dogASL4.gif >> | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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