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"Judy A. Kegl" Date: Fri Jun 11, 1999 9:26 am Subject: Re: Computer Terms In Signed Languages | |
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Hi, Valerie, Thank you for the list. We actually have signs for most of the items, so I should have a disk for you when I return to the States later this summer. (School in Bluefields starts June 22.) --- James --Judy Kegl Linguistics Program University of Southern Maine 96 Falmouth Street Portland, ME 04104-9300 Phone: 207-780-4531 Fax: 207-780-5561 e-mail: , ---------- >From: Valerie Sutton >To: SignWriting List >Subject: Re: Computer Terms In Signed Languages >Date: Fri, Jun 11, 1999, 2:03 AM > >>Well, you have your hands full (a Deaf pun) with the ASL, but one day I'll >>devote a class to the program, and eventually signs will appear. >> >>-- James > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > James - This is terrific. That is just what I am hoping for...as Deaf > people use SignWriter, they will start discussing how they use the computer > program with each other. Watch those conversations - signs will be > developing naturally. And then ask them to type those terms themselves in > SignWriter 4.3, and then I can add them, and send you new disks in > SignWriter 5.0. > > Fingerspelling is not very good for Menus - there really isn't enough room > in headings for fingerspelling - that is why I mentioned the fact that a > lot of computer terminology in the USA is fingerspelled and that is a > problem for the spacing up at the top of the screen- I am hoping that signs > will slowly be developed for the Menus, because signs are more compact for > Menu headings. > > Valerie :-) > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > Valerie Sutton > > SignWriting > > https://www.SignWriting.org > > The DAC, Deaf Action Committee for SW > Center For Sutton Movement Writing > an educational nonprofit organization > Box 517, La Jolla, CA, 92038-0517, USA > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > |
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