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Wayne Smith Date: Fri May 12, 2000 3:43 am Subject: Re: Questions Rotation Symbols | |
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Valerie - OIC! Thanks! Love, - Wayne Valerie Sutton wrote: > > At 12:33 PM -0400 5/11/00, Wayne Smith wrote: > > "less0065.gif" raises a question in my mind. In talking about > >Norwegian "u", you show the handshape as being vertical (in that there > >is no break at the fingers), yet you indicate that the arm is parallel > >with the floor during the twisting movement (there is just one central > >line as opposed to two and the twisting movements have double stems). > >Isn't this a contradiction, or is this how one notates things that are > >actually at a 45o angle? > > Confused, > > - Wayne > > SignWriting List > May 11, 2000 > > Ok. Take a look at this E-Lesson on the web: > > https://www.SignWriting.org/lessons/less035.html > > At the bottom of that page you will see the Norwegian "U" described. > > If you still have questions, of course write again. > > Essentially, the hand starts parallel to the wall plane, and by the > nature of the movement symbol, has no choice but to dip down to do > the movement parallel with the floor. Just as in the sign in ASL for > BAD, the hand starts parallel with the chest, but then dips down > parallel to the floor to do the rotation...so the movement symbol > encompasses the plane change as well. > -- > > Val ;-) > > ----------------------------- > > Valerie Sutton > > > SignWritingSite: > https://www.SignWriting.org > > SignWriting List Archives: > https://www.egroups.com/group/sw-l |
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