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From:
William McGruder Date: Tue Mar 14, 2000 2:11 am Subject: Re: SignWriting as a gateway? | ||||||||||||
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I'd like to add a couple of remarks which I hope bring folks back to calm discussion: 1) SignWriting is obviously not meant as a replacement or an introductory alphabet. It's more than obvious (to me, at least) that it's merely a way of describing on paper any gestured communications. I've found myself making some SW remarks on the 3x5 cards I've made notes in English for training sessions I've conducted on a few subjects. This has helped me to use the exact gestures I'd decided without having to remember them. 2) English, as well as any other language most likely, can be represented in gestures. That does not mean that the coupling of SignWriting with the gestured English proves that SignWriting is English. It just means that SignWriting can be used for the purpose it was designed: representing the gestures involved. 3) English doesn't use 's for the plural either. That would be the possessive. English usually adds an s to the end of the word but without using the apostrophe. 4) I almost forgot to mention this. Please check the email archives to see the note I wrote to Valerie concerning SignWriting. That will definitely add more to the discussion. Cheers! -Chip | ||||||||||||
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