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Cristina Date: Mon Sep 17, 2001 2:39 am Subject: Re: Vertical or Horizontal Writing? | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Here in Brazil most of deaf people I contact prefer to write in vertical columns, but there is a share that feels more comfortable writing horizontally. I research (by myself) some interesting aspects in Chinese writing that have things in common with SW.I send an image that shows how Chinese can be written. Maybe we'll have a standartization, but maybe we can stay as Chinese, who knows how it will develop ? I've found this example: Chinese can be writen in vertical columns from right to left or horizontally from left to right. Some shop signs and newspaper headlines are written horizontally from left to right. Cris > SignWriting List > September 10, 2001 > > QUESTION: > >The material you sent me is all written in columns and most of the > >works now is written in lines. Am I right? What should I tell the > >people? > > ANSWER: > My old DAC staff members (Deaf people who worked with me in the > 1990's) felt very strongly about writing in vertical columns, and I > agree 100%. I saw them take notes written in SignWriting, just for > their personal use, and they wrote in vertical columns naturally...it > is the natural progression of the vertical body to write in a > vertical direction.... > > You can read about this on the web: > > The Importance of Writing Sign Language Down In Columns > https://www.SignWriting.org/lessons/grammar/vertical/vert0 00.html > > Grammar Lessons Online > https://www.SignWriting.org/lessons/grammar/grammar.html > > > So writing horizontally or vertically are both acceptable, but > vertical writing is preferable. Publishing in vertical columns will > be the world standard someday. > well... > Val ;-> | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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