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Charles Butler Date: Fri Oct 13, 2000 9:48 am Subject: Re: QUESTION: Curves Forward & Down | |
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Oddly enough, I have to think that A is the better sign, not because of the shape of the hand but where the arm must be for it to be the right hand moving. I think OUT of the body if the movement of the hand is a rotation on the wrist as well as up and down. For my writing, I divide the body down the center. If the movement is up and down and the palm facing changes, as I read the sign, it is complimentary to the side of the body that the arm is coming from. The curve B, I would expect on the other hand, on the outside of the body to the LEFT. I think drawing INTO the center, not away from the center. Charles ----- Original Message ----- From: Valerie Sutton To: Sent: Friday, October 13, 2000 4:14 PM Subject: Re: QUESTION: Curves Forward & Down > >>>>In "A" it seems that the movement slightly contradicts the > >>>>position of the hand. The hand point left, the arrow curves > >>>>right. In "B", the arrow seems to complement the hand as both > >>>>are orientated left. While the sign itself may be made purely up > >>>>and down without any left or right movement, having the arrow > >>>>complement the hand symbol seems more supportive of whatever > >>>>movement the hand makes. Bill<<<< > > > SignWriting List > October 13, 2000 > > Bill - I think your answer is excellent, and I am so glad you answered!! > > And your instinct is exactly my answer...what you said above is > saying that "choosing the curve that curves towards the center of the > body"...is a natural choice, since signing is from your central > thinking and handshapes do fit the "in to the center" curve better > than the "out" position - You can see there is a visual agreement > based on what feels right....I believe Stefan would call that "good > gestalt"? If not, please tell us Stefan! ;-) > > For those just joining us, here was the question again, which was > from Stefan in Germany...I would choose "B" too... |
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