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Shepard-Kegl Date: Wed Dec 22, 1999 11:14 pm Subject: Fw: Re: Input requested | ||||||||||||
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----- Original Message ----- From: Shepard-Kegl To: SignWriting List Sent: Wednesday, December 22, 1999 5:10 PM Subject: Re: Re: Input requested > > >Greetings, everyone. > > > > > >I would appreciate your thoughts on producing the following sign: > > > > > >The english is NUTS, as in walnuts. The sign, in Nicaragua, is formed in > > >two parts. The first is a chomp on a Group 3 handshape, but we know how > to > > >write that. The second part is more challenging. > > > > > >You start with a right "A" hand, parallel to floor, palm up. Now, > pretend > > >you are clutching a small lump of melting snow. Relax your pinky just a > > >bit, that tighten it up again. Now, do the same with your ring finger, > > >followed by your middle finger, then your index and start over with your > > >pinky. So your hand is starting to open but immediately closes up again, > > >and the whole thing is a rythmic alternating motion (like a wave > frequency) > > >from left to right (from pinky to index). > > > > > >For "money" or "dog" (Group 3, fingers snapping) we use a double rub with > a > > >double quick dynamic marker, but "nuts" is a wholly different shape and > > >motion. > > > > > >Suggestions?? > > > > > >-- James > > > > Here's what we tried. (My PAINT program randomly adds background colors > when I invert. It didn't always do this. First, it worked fine. Then, > after picking up the Melissa virus, I lost the invert function altogether. > We ran a decomtamination program and reloaded the Paint software, but, > anyway, my computer added a pink background, which I reckon is pretty.) > > | ||||||||||||
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