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Valerie Sutton Date: Sun Jun 18, 2000 2:54 am Subject: phonetic and phonemic writing | |
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But it is neccessary to be able to reduce the chances of misinterpretations. Therefore I think it is necessary to be able to understand this m o v e m e n t - w r i t i n g - system. Sign Languages are based on movement, facial expressions and parameters that can be expressed pretty detailed in SW. (At least so far that it is a tool for every day writing !! Not tooooooo detailed if the reader is wellinformed - but with the potential to give exact instructions for the reader who isnīt familiar with the language. SignWriting List June 17, 2000 Congratulations on all you are accomplishing, Stefan - I am so glad to hear of your good news with your students... Above you are talking about the difference between phonetic and phonemic writing. Linguists can explain this better than I, but those are issues of spelling in detail, or not so detailed - that is a hard subject and it will take time for good spellings of signs to develop naturally....it really can't be forced...later, people memorize certain spellings and they become standard whether they are the best spellings or not .... -- Val ;-) ----------------------------- Valerie Sutton SignWritingSite: https://www.SignWriting.org To Post A Message To The SW List: SignWriting List Archives: https://www.egroups.com/group/sw-l |
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