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"Maryann, Carrie Barth" Date: Thu Dec 17, 1998 12:26 am Subject: Re: Dreams for SW | |
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Valerie Sutton wrote: > > >I think we all understand each other, perhaps, Valerie. I guess I got > >the impression that eventually, through the hard work of all of us, we > >would be trying to cooperatively create the world's largest and most > >complete dictionary of sign language, in one coherent uniform system. > >Maybe it's just a dream of mine got away. > > Charles Butler > __________________________ > > Hello Charles and thanks for your messages. Several of us have been > mentioning our dreams for SignWriting lately, haven't we?! > > And your dream is a wonderful one - "the world's largest and most complete > dictionary of sign language". That would be a big undertaking, but you > know, if you and others would like to build bigger and better dictionaries > I am all for it, and will give all the moral support I can :-) > > Writing systems usually take centuries to become established, and in 25 > years we are trying to achieve the same result. We need to take one step at > a time. > > I my case, my dream is to make sure that our writing system is a good one - > that it matches the languages it writes, that it is easy for children to > read and write, that it is inspiring and easy to learn, and that it is a > true written form for all signed languages. That is a tall order for a > small, nonprofit organization. > > Today I heard that we may receive some funding, small though it may be. Of > course, for us, it will be wonderful!! I received a phone call stating that > funding was coming, but they did not tell me exactly how much! So let us > cross our fingers. If we receive it, it will support the five new schools > who participate in the SignWriting Literacy Project in 1999, plus the five > other groups already involved. > > So although I doubt if our organization will ever publish the largest > dictionary on sign language, I hope I can provide the software, the books > and the videos that will assist other groups to do the job. > > So please don't give up your dream, Charles - your dreams are needed :-) > > 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 > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Please remove my name from SignWriting List thank you |
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