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From:  Charles Butler
Date:  Wed Jun 6, 2001  8:58 am
Subject:  Re: Hard-to-Write Handshapes


Good Valerie in reference to the breakouts to the
systems.

It will help in discussions in Brasil and the U.S. and
things develop.

Charles Butler

--- Valerie Sutton wrote:
> Charles Butler wrote:
> >>I looked at your message saying "both are correct"
> in terms of how
> >>to write "father" and "mother" with the fingers
> sticking toward the
> >>head, and that really strikes me as putting a
> monkey wrench in the
> >>SW system. <<
>
>
> SignWriting List
> June 5, 2001
>
> Hello Charles!
>
> Actually you are talking about the monkey wrench
> called "Movement
> Writing or SignWriting?"... smile
>
> I suspect there will be discussions for years to
> come as to how to
> write certain signs. There is also the question of
> "what symbols to
> take from Movement Writing, and which symbols should
> be left for
> dancers?"...
>
> If I remember correctly, in the message you mention
> above, I was
> answering a question by Tini Pel. Tini is a dancer
> who learned
> DanceWriting, but who now teaches American Sign
> Language in Canada.
> Tini and I knew each other in Copenhagen. Tini not
> only studied
> DanceWriting with me in Denmark, but she also
> continued to take
> DanceWriting correspondence courses with us through
> the mail for
> several years.
>
> Because I know Tini, I know that she knows all about
> the dots used in
> Sutton Movement Writing to show projection, because
> of her dance
> background.
>
> But if you look at my answer to her, I was trying to
> explain that
> even though in Movement Writing, both are correct,
> in SignWriting,
> most people feel we should NOT use the dots, because
> it is easier for
> Deaf children to use the line for the thumb. And
> then Tini replied
> that although the dots seemed easier for her, she
> needed to remember
> what was easier for Deaf children....etc etc...
>
> So that was an interesting exchange. But it was by
> no means, a
> statement from me as to how to spell signs. I would
> prefer to leave
> spelling decisions to others if possible.
>
> My job is to develop a writing system that is like a
> piece of clay.
> Sutton Movement Writing can be molded to different
> professions and
> different languages, depending on people's needs.
> Movement Writing is
> neutral and has several ways to write each position,
> and
> "SignWriting" is language specific, and most likely
> will become more
> rigid as spelling rules are developed.
>
> So feel free to write as you wish...I am only
> sharing what I have developed...
> --
>
> Val ;->
>
>
> -----------------------------
>
> Valerie Sutton
>
>
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