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Valerie Sutton Date: Sat Mar 24, 2001 9:28 pm Subject: Re: the sign "both" | |||||
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>We were discussing the sign "both" >When I first copied it out of the SW dictionary, Stefan asked to have >another look at it. I now have constructed another version of the >sign "both". Does this sign describe the movement for "both" better? >Tini SignWriting List March 24, 2001 Hello Tini, and Everyone - As far as I can see, Tini, both spellings of the sign for "both" are fine. It all depends on the signer, and the usage in the sentence (see Tini's attached diagram). The ASL dictionary that comes with the US shareware was written in SignWriting by three born-deaf native signers, who were "Deaf of Deaf"...that is...they had Deaf parents. That was in 1993-1994. The SignWriting symbols themselves can be used in different ways now. Today, we might spell that sign slightly differently, and I believe that was what Stefan was hinting at...But that has nothing to do with the Deaf people's typing of the sign for "both" in 1993-1994. They typed it correctly for that time in history.... All dictionaries have to be updated on a regular basis, since the writing of languages changes continually, so we are working on updates now.... That is not your responsibility.... Meanwhile, I am not an ASL expert personally. So it would be wrong of me to teach ASL to you. But I can teach you the SignWriting symbols themselves, and I hope to do that on the List again, as soon as my health is better - Many blessings - Val ;-) | |||||
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