Thank you. Ms. Byerly
On Mon, July 5, 2010 11:00 pm, SW-L
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finger direction matters
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> Date: Mon, 5 Jul 2010 11:19:03 +0200
> From: Ingvild
Roald <[log in to unmask] />
> Subject: Re: finger direction matters
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> In
the MOVEMENT sign=2C both hands are turned the same way. Is that correct=
> ? Do the hands turn a little sideways when they move? Or should they both
b=
> e pointed towards center and just move sideways? If you do not
know the act=
> ual sign language=2C you do not know how to read this
(but then=2C this wil=
> l be the case when signwriting is more used
and standards for each sign lan=
> guage are stabilising themselves ...
the rules will differ somewhat accordi=
> ng to the sign languages).
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> Ingvild=20
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>> Date: Thu=2C 1 Jul 2010 21:21:41 -0700
>> From:
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>> Subject: finger direction matters
>> To: [log in to unmask]
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SignWriting List
>> July 1st=2C 2010
>>=20
>> I would also like to point out that if one looks at documents written
aro=
> und the world=2C that writers tend to follow the direction of
the fingers. =
> Here is an example. I have seen this handshape written
both ways=2C and I f=
> eel both are readable=2C because when the
handshape is parallel to the floo=
> r=2C there is the small space or
break at the fingers to tell us that=2C an=
> d the black back of the
hand tells us that we are viewing the back of the h=
> and parallel to
the floor. So either handshape in the attached diagram can =
> be read.
But the writing of the fingers directed down seems logical and the=
>
most visual for me...and I tend to write it that way. Like in the sign for=
> MOVEMENT attached. Finger direction is important for reading signs
quickl=
> y because meaning is held in the finger direction...so
writing it as close =
> to the way it looks in real life is important:
>>=20
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> In the MOVEMENT sign=2C both hands are turned the same way. Is that
correct=
> ? Do the hands turn a little sideways when they move? Or
should they both b=
> e pointed towards center and just move sideways?
If you do not know the act=
> ual sign language=2C you do not know how
to read this (but then=2C this wil=
> l be the case when signwriting is
more used and standards for each sign lan=
> guage are stabilising
themselves ... the rules will differ somewhat accordi=
> ng to the sign
languages).
Ingvild=20
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>=3B
Date: Thu=2C 1 Jul 2010 21:21:41 -0700
>=3B Fro=
> m:
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>=3B Subject: finger direction matters
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> t=3B To: [log in to unmask]
>=3B
>=3B SignWriting List=
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>=3B July 1st=2C 2010
>=3B
>=3B I would also like to point=
> out that if one
looks at documents written around the world=2C that writer=
> s tend to
follow the direction of the fingers. Here is an example. I have s=
>
een this handshape written both ways=2C and I feel both are readable=2C bec=
> ause when the handshape is parallel to the floor=2C there is the small
spac=
> e or break at the fingers to tell us that=2C and the black back
of the hand=
> tells us that we are viewing the back of the hand
parallel to the floor. S=
> o either handshape in the attached diagram
can be read. But the writing of =
> the fingers directed down seems
logical and the most visual for me...and I =
> tend to write it that
way. Like in the sign for MOVEMENT attached. Finger =
> direction is
important for reading signs quickly because meaning is held in=
> the
finger direction...so writing it as close to the way it looks in real =
> life is important:
>=3B
> =
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