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Valerie Sutton Date: Wed Oct 6, 1999 5:29 pm Subject: Re: writing & drawing | |
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>Well, an amusing thought indeed. If the alphabet was originally drawn >pictures then were does that leave the discussion. Although the key to that >is your speaking of a written language. >Dawn McReynolds ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I think it is just a matter of semantics...some people connect the word "drawing" with art, and they connect the word "writing" with language - so it is just a choice of words. The reason I like to use the word "writing" is that I am trying to encourage people to understand that SignWriting is a true writing system with the ability to write grammar and structure that comes with a real language - it is not just "painting a picture"... It is more a psychological thing than anything else - Some people are afraid that others will frown on a "visual writing system" because it is like "drawing" - that kind of criticism is not happening as much now, because our culture has become more visually oriented - but in the mid 1980's people were real frightened of visual writing systems - they were afraid if they used it, others would think they were "unsophisticated". Valerie ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Valerie Sutton SignWritingSite...Lessons Online https://www.SignWriting.org SignBankSite...Databases Online https://www.SignBank.org Deaf Action Committee For SignWriting Box 517, La Jolla, CA, 92038-0517, USA |
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