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Stefan Woehrmann2 Date: Tue Aug 21, 2001 10:31 pm Subject: Re: Old and new palm facing writings... | ||||||||
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thank you very much for your message - it helps to clarify things ;-) I can imagine that you are overwhelmed by your 1000 things and possibly feel somehow irritated if we ask constantly for your next explanations and email lessons - I am sorry but that is the only way to get forward -- Here is a present for you and everybody who enjoys reading and writing documents that are written with SW44 Stefan ;-) ----- Original Message ----- From: Valerie Sutton To: Sent: Tuesday, August 21, 2001 5:55 PM Subject: Old and new palm facing writings... > Stefan wrote: > >The reason for my doubts is that I thought that you have to hook the > >index-fingers into each others which is almost impossible if you hold the > >right palm down and the left palm up. > > > SignWriting List > August 21, 2001 > > Actually, the old writing of the sign for "Spain" in ASL, (which is > the spelling we were using for Mexico because we didn't know the sign > for Mexico)...that old writing...is based on another theory of > writing, having to do with planes. > > A little like old spellings for German words, versus new German > spellings...reading an old spelling in SignWriting is a unique > experience too. > > In the 1980's, we did not have an overhead view of the > handshapes...the symbols with the space at the knuckle joint did not > exist. > > The hands were written from another theory on planes, and that theory > still exists in Movement Writing, but I stopped teaching it, and > replaced it with the overhead view symbols in SignWriting. > > So naturally, based on the modern point of view, it would be > impossible to perform it as it was written...but if you knew the > other theory on planes, it would be fine... > > I must get back to teaching... > > I have been distracted by 1000 things. I have been working intensely > on our new SignBank Database. I am trying to develop a user-friendly > environment for your students who will be using the database, and at > the same time, provide a sophisticated tool for researchers and > dictionary publishers. It is not a small task. It takes me a half-day > to enter just one symbol, with all its 98 positions, into SymbolBank > (so we can look up by SSS). Plus I am working with the FileMaker > programmer to make all this work effortlessly in FileMaker - > -- > Val ;-> > > > ----------------------------- > > Valerie Sutton > > > ....visit the... > > SignWritingSite > https://www.SignWriting.org > Read & Write Sign Languages > > SignBankSite > https://www.SignBank.org > Sign Language Dictionaries > > DanceWritingSite > https://www.DanceWriting.org > Read & Write Dance > > MovementWritingSite > https://www.MovementWriting.org > Read & Write All Movement > > > Deaf Action Committee for SignWriting > Center For Sutton Movement Writing > an educational nonprofit organization > Box 517, La Jolla, CA, 92038-0517, USA > phone: 858-456-0098....fax: 858-456-0020 > | ||||||||
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