I am writing a better manual that will be "SignSpelling Guidelines 2011" but it is not ready yet..... Hope this has helped - Thank you to you both - Val ;-) ---------- On Apr 8, 2011, at 12:04 PM, Charles Butler wrote: > There are several schema out there. > > Mine tends to follow the following pretty closely. This is the setup for the SW Sign Puddle as I tend to order signs. One could order by each feature, but this is usually the order that I take a sign in. I did a schema published in Brazil which is on the SW site. > > Handshape (10 groups, ordered by the current dictionary by fingers used) > Orientation (6 basic orientations) > Rotation (8 rotations within the above rotations) > Contact (with other hand, with head, with body) (four basic types of contact) > Finger Movement (this takes care of squeezes, trills, and holds) > Arm Movement (this is directions of the whole arm) (up and down, then in and out) > Speed (slow, fast, gradual, simultaneous) > Facial Expression (a bunch, but they have not been catalogued systematically) > > Charles Butler, once working for SignNet Project, Catholic University of Pelotas, Brazil ----------------------------- Val ;-) Valerie Sutton SignWriting List moderator [log in to unmask] Post Messages to the SignWriting List: [log in to unmask] SignWriting List Archives & Home Page http://www.signwriting.org/forums/swlist Join, Leave or Change How You Receive SW List Messages http://listserv.valenciacc.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=SW-L&A=1