Ah, this kind of approach could be very useful for my particular purposes (transcribing multiparty interactions)! I will try to experiment with this (and will inevitably be asking advice!) On Mon, Sep 2, 2013 at 11:51 AM, Stefan Wöhrmann < [log in to unmask]> wrote: > Hi Erika, Valerie and sw-list**** > > ** ** > > due to so many different tasks I am late to answer your email. **** > > ** ** > > Just for fun ... I experimented with this kind of writing showing to > people in interaction – You should be able to read this document. It is > kind of movement – writing. For my students it is so much fun to see a > written document of their way to say “hello” to each other when they meet > the first time in the morning. You will notice that I decided to write expressive/receptive > mode in one and the same sign... so your brain gets information about who > of the two is doing what. The person next to you (down on the line- acts > from your point of view as the reader) – The other person acts as if you > are watching him (receptive) ... at the same time... **** > > ** ** > > All best**** > > ** ** > > Stefan **** > > ** ** > > (You can write this document with our powertool for school the > “delegs-editor” just say “new document” ... ask for the “dgs- dictionary” > and type “Begrüßung01 Begrüßung02 Begrüßung03 Begrüßung04 Begrüßung05 > Begrüßung06....” later I will have to rewrite the signs in SignPuddle so > that they should fit better in between the lines ;-.)) ) **** > > Then you may want to create a PDF .. you know ... )**** > > ** ** > > ** ** > ------------------------------ > > *Von:* SignWriting List: Read and Write Sign Languages [mailto: > [log in to unmask]] *Im Auftrag von *Erika > Hoffmann-Dilloway > *Gesendet:* Mittwoch, 21. August 2013 15:54 > *An:* [log in to unmask] > *Betreff:* one more receptive/expressive question**** > > ** ** > > Hi again! Thanks to all who responded to my earlier question - such > helpful responses! I'll be sure to keep you all updated about the paper. > I noticed something in your replies that made me think of an additional > question: most of you talked about the process of writing and how > expressive/receptive affects that process. Do any of you have any thoughts > on how the choice affects reading? For example, when you read something > written expressively, do you think that it makes you experience the writing > differently? Are you more likely to sign it "out loud" (physically perform > the signs in whole or in part while signing)? To notice spelling or writing > choices that would differ from your own? Does putting yourself in the > writer's shoes make you relate to them more?**** > > Thanks! > Erika**** > > > > -- > Erika Hoffmann-Dilloway > Assistant Professor of Anthropology > Oberlin College **** > -- Erika Hoffmann-Dilloway Assistant Professor of Anthropology Oberlin College