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From:
Stefan Woehrmann Date: Thu Jan 27, 2000 10:17 pm Subject: Re: Tips on How To Edit SignWriting | ||||||||
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Dear Valerie, this is great! I learn so much from your feed-back. Of course I had #2 in mind, when I wrote the sign. I used it in connection with " to switch the light off " So in order to avoid guessing there is no way to write the same thing (#2) with dots ? Is that right? I myself feel much mor comfortable with start - and endposition. Thank you very much for your support. I´m going to explain this message to my pupils tomorrow!! (Nevertheless Irina understood without any hesitation she went to the door and switched the light off ! She smiled !! We are so happy to learn to use skills of young first class students which were unknown before !!! They can read complex messages !! Today I offered several messages and orders in DGS - it worked much better indeed!!) Stefan ;-) >From: Valerie Sutton >Reply-To: SignWriting List >To: SignWriting List >Subject: Re: Tips on How To Edit SignWriting >Date: Thu, 27 Jan 2000 08:44:16 -0800 > >SignWriting List >January 27, 2000 > >Number 1 in the attached file was the way the sign was written in the >original document. There is nothing wrong with the sign...it is >written with the assumption that the reader knows the language. So I >have written three other possible signs to the right...all of them >showing how a foreigner could interpret the assumptions.... > >1. The original sign shows the five handshape, palm to floor, with a >"squeeze motion", a bend from the middle joint. > >2. It could mean this: The squeeze motion could finish in a fist. > >3. It could mean this: The squeeze motion could finish with a >claw...all five fingers bent at the middle joint. > >4. It could mean this: The squeeze motion only for the middle finger >where the dot was located. > >So you can see that the dots "assume knowledge", and just as long as >the writer realizes that others will have to guess as to how the sign >finishes, it is OK. > >To avoid guessing, write the second position of course! ><< _less026.gif >> ><< less026.gif >> | ||||||||
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