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Valerie Sutton Date: Tue Feb 1, 2000 6:33 pm Subject: Fast Symbol vs. Tension Symbol | ||||||||||||
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February 1, 2000 QUESTION: What is the difference between the Fast Symbol and the Tension Symbol? ANSWER: The Fast Symbol shows speed.... a "quick movement", but there is no tension involved - it is "evenly done but at a fast speed". The Tension Symbol has no connection with "fast" or "slow"...the speed is normal, but there is a feeling of tension with the movement, or position. Tension Symbols are also used to "place classifiers"...The Tension Symbol next to a handshape literally means "a position held in space" which does apply to a lot of classifiers in American Sign Language. Because of this, the Tension Symbol is becoming a "classifier marker" when writing ASL... See attachment called less029.gif | ||||||||||||
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