[sw-l] LESSON...Finger Trills

Valerie Sutton sutton at SIGNWRITING.ORG
Mon Apr 18 15:29:34 UTC 2005


SignWriting List
April 18, 2005

I am sorry Charles - I am running behind and it may be a day or so 
before I can get to this...Val ;-)

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On Apr 18, 2005, at 6:06 AM, Charles Butler wrote:

> Augusto & others
>  
> Take a look at these two signs.  They both show the same movement but 
> I believe the second "mundo_2" is the clearer of the two in writing.  
> The left hand is below the right hand.  One could write it edge on 
> also, but this particular orientation is neutral, and I think much 
> clearer.  Finger trills appear in a whole bunch of signs in LIBRAS 
> (Brazilian Sign Language), so it is an exciting development to show 
> them properly. 
>   
> <mundo.png>mundo      <mundo_2.png>  mundo_2
>  
>  
> Showing the palm facing with the location symbol helps to place the 
> hands in space.  As soon as I looked at Augusto's illustration 
> (in motion), I realized what needed to be fixed.  The handshapes the 
> orientations were correct, but for ease of reading, I think mundo_2 is 
> the clearer.
>  
> Valerie and others, please give feedback.
>  
> Charles
>
>
> Charles Butler <chazzer3332000 at YAHOO.COM> wrote:
> The movement is right, my palm facings are backwards.  I will have to 
> reload, yet again.  The white hand should be on the bottom, the dark 
> hand on the top.  Your signing showing that sign shows the right 
> orientation. That's EXCELLENT. 
>   
> Muito obrigado, augusto.
>  
> Charles
>
>
> augusto <augusto at dicionariolibras.com.br> wrote:
>  
> CHARLES,
>  
>               Is this correct ?
>  
>              Augusto at dicionariolibras.com.br
>              
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