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From:
Valerie Sutton Date: Tue Dec 15, 1998 5:43 pm Subject: Writing Compound Signs | |
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December 15, 1998 Hello Everyone! More people seem to be using SignWriting now, and as the number increases, I am getting an increase in technical questions through private email. I am glad you are writing and asking questions :-) So, from time to time I will share some of this technical information with the SW List, because it may be useful to others as well. Today I received a question about writing a sign in several "stages" or parts. Sometimes a sign is made up of two or three signs put together as one unit, which we call "compound signs". Question: How do we write compound signs? Answer: The parts of the compound sign are divided by a single, thin line. This can be compared to a hyphen in written English. In regards to other punctuation symbols... A thick line marks the end of a sentence or thought. This can be compared to a period in written English. Two thin lines mark a pause, which can be compared to a comma in written English. Thanks for your questions - Valerie :-) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Valerie Sutton at the DAC Deaf Action Committee for SW SignWriting https://www.SignWriting.org Center For Sutton Movement Writing an educational nonprofit organization Box 517, La Jolla, CA, 92038-0517, USA ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
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