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Valerie Sutton Date: Mon Jun 19, 2000 9:32 pm Subject: Re: Chami | |
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At 5:48 PM +0200 6/2/00, Stefan Woehrmann wrote: >Introducing new SW - words (what is the term for this - Valerie - ??) >"new written signs " it is so easy. I explain the new card and thatīs it. >Do you understand what I mean ? The little students learn the meaning of new >spellings soooooo quickly. It is a mystery to me ! Compared to this it is >really hard work - time-consuming - to learn the spelling and articulation >of new German words. SignWriting List June 19, 2000 Thanks for all the stunning feedback in this message, Stefan, which was posted on June 2nd. I just read it today and it is filled with important information about your students typing SignWriting etc - great feedback! In regards to your question above, I have always used the terms this way: words......belong to spoken languages signs........belong to signed languages both communicate concepts...but a sign is not a word, and a word is not a sign... I know others define those terms differently, but that explains why I would say that you are "introducing new signs written in SignWriting" or simply "introducing new written signs". Because from my definition, you cannot write a sign with a German or English word - to write a sign it has to be written in the movements of signs. Thanks for all your encouragement to others.... -- Val ;-) ----------------------------- Valerie Sutton SignWritingSite: https://www.SignWriting.org To Post A Message To The SW List: SignWriting List Archives: https://www.egroups.com/group/sw-l |
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