SignWriting List Forum| Message 378 | Previous | Next [ Up Thread ] | Message Index |
|
SignWriting List Forum |
|||
|
|
From:
Ronald Zapien Date: Wed Sep 23, 1998 12:38 am Subject: Re: SignWriting Flashcards | |
|
Hi Valerie: I sat down with my precious cards the other day and I figured the last card out. I'm not exactly sure how I did it. It was probably high level mental gymnastics because all of a sudden I realized "ah hah, so that's what that symbol is!" I think perhaps I was playing with my hands trying to shape them appropriately and suddenly I realized what it had to be. It it a pretty abstract shape, though. The other funny thing was that I was reading SignWriting like English and I couldn't figure out why it wasn't matching the text. #smile# So then I was looking at my materials again and began reading the symbols vertically from left to right. They made more sense. Am I correct in understanding that this is the correct way to read this material? I've been sharing with my family and they are actually paying attention. #smile# Take care. I'll probably start my formal signwriting lessons this week so I will not be asking so many silly questions. I love the little bitty baby cards too. They are very clear. Cheryl Valerie Sutton wrote: > Date: Sun, 20 Sep 1998 10:19:38 -0400 > Reply-To: SignWriting List > From: Ronald Zapien > > Valerie, the only part I could not for the life of me figure out using the > knowledge I already have is the last big card. Everything else is clear and to > boot, I was able to explain what the symbols meant to my husband who does not > know any ASL to speak of--only simple exposure. I've never studied sign > writing--this is on my Fall agenda--however it's clear to me that if you > understand the signs prior to coming in contact with SignWriting, you can > easily pick up SignWriting. Cheryl > ___________________________ > > Hi Cheryl - > Thanks for your feedback! There are two groups of people who can pick up > SignWriting and read it fairly quickly, with little training. > > The first group consists of people who already know ASL or another signed > language well. They can guess at first, until (despite themselves) they > learn the symbols in the process. > > The second group consists of people who know no signed language, but they > are skilled in SignWriting. They can read and write any foreign signed > language, because they know the symbols that record body movement. They can > produce the signs written on a page, but they do not know what those signs > mean unless someone who knows the language tells them what they mean. > > Now...in regards to the last sign on the last flashcard...I believe you are > referring to the card that has a picture on one side showing Goldilocks > running into the sunset..she is running home. The sign on the other side of > the card is the sign for "run". The symbols are more abstract in that sign, > so I am not surprised that was hard for you. The teachers participating in > our SignWriting Literacy Project have already received other books, and > that sign is explained in the Reading Level One book, so they probably will > understand it. > > The two dots over the finger shows that the finger is bending or closing > twice. The "plus sign" means "grasp" or "hold" so two of the fingers are > "grasping each other". Then the two hands move forward together. > > I am aware I need to update our web site - I would like to do a lot of > things - including placing some of these materials on the web. > > Thanks once again for your feedback! > > Valerie :-) > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > > Visit the SignWritingSite: > https://www.SignWriting.org > > Valerie Sutton at The DAC > Deaf Action Committee For SignWriting > Box 517, La Jolla, CA, 92038-0517, USA > (619)456-0098 voice > (619)456-0010 tty > (619)456-0020 fax > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
|