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Hi Val, Kim, and Suzanne, I have loaded the alternate meanings of the two alphabetic signs into the UK sign puddle. Charles Butler ________________________________ From: Kimberley Shaw <[log in to unmask]> To: [log in to unmask] Sent: Tue, April 13, 2010 9:48:48 AM Subject: Re: Seeking speaker of BSL Hi Val and all: tomorrow, I hope to grab time to SW these for the BSL puddle! Am typing from my phone at the moment. Best, Kim On 4/12/10, SignWriting <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > SignWriting List > April 12, 2010 > > Suzanne and Kim - > Can you write the signs you are discussing in SignWriting and post them to > the List? I have no idea how to sign or write them and I would love to see > the signs written - > > Val ;-) > > ------- > > On Apr 12, 2010, at 2:30 PM, Kimberley Shaw wrote: > >> Thank you, Suzanne! This does give me a good reason to learn the >> 2-handed alphabet, which is so different from the ASL (and LSF) one. >> However, since the director asked for translation of "mom" and "dad", >> rather than "mother" and "father", does BSL make this distinction? ASL >> does - although the difference between the more formal and more casual >> signs can be subtle to new signers. >> Best, >> Kim >> >> On 4/12/10, Suzanne pach <[log in to unmask]> wrote: >>> Hi Kim, >>> >>> Mother and Father are usually signed as the letters M and >>> F of the BSL-alphabet (which can be found in the BSL >>> SignPuddle). And have have seen Dad being signed as the >>> letter D. >>> >>> Good luck! >>> >>> Suzanne >>> >>>> Thank you, Val! >>>> I'll forward these links to the director. It would be >>>> weird >>>> transcribing anything that's in a signed language I don't >>>> know ... but >>>> I'll give it a go, and will trust in the power if wiki >>>> that if I get >>>> it very wrong, some BSL speaker will improve on it. >>>> :) >>>> Best, >>>> Kim >>>> >>>> On 4/12/10, SignWriting <[log in to unmask]> wrote: >>>>> SignWriting List >>>>> April 12, 2010 >>>>> >>>>> Hello Kim! >>>>> I am not a BSL signer, however, on the web, there are >>>>> video dictionaries. >>>>> For example, if you visit this site: >>>>> >>>>> http://www.signstation.org/signstation_dictionary/showUserHomePage.do >>>>> >>>>> or >>>>> >>>>> http://www.signstation.org/dictionaries.shtml >>>>> >>>>> you can find signs in BSL... >>>>> >>>>> but they require that you register...but it is free I >>>>> believe - I would >>>>> assume they have the signs you need, and then it would >>>>> be great if you would >>>>> write them in the BSL SignPuddle for us! >>>>> >>>>> Good luck with your project! >>>>> >>>>> Val ;-) >>>>> >>>>> --------- >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Apr 12, 2010, at 10:27 AM, Kimberley Shaw wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Hello all: >>>>>> the director of a play on my campus needs to know, and >>>>>> quite soon: >>>>>> how do you sign "mom" and "dad" in BSL? I see "father" >>>>>> in the BLS >>>>>> puddle, but not "mother", and don't know how much >>>>>> different from >>>>>> either of those the more casual mom/dad would be. >>>>>> If someone can add these to Puddle quickly, the actors >>>>>> and director >>>>>> would be very, very glad! >>>>>> Best of luck with the email migration, a very big >>>>>> change, that ... >>>>>> Kim from Boston >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >> > >