Europa :-)

[Valerie Sutton]

SignWriting List
September 4, 2005

Valerie Sutton wrote:
> The symbol for "relating to under the chin" is not necessary for  
> writing for everyday use...As you can see by the attached diagram,  
> just a touch star under the chin area means under the chin...it  
> cannot mean in front of the chin because that is written with the  
> curve on the chin...but when there is no chin marked, any contact  
> star is assumed to be under the chin. And it doesn't have to be a  
> Touch...a Brush is also like a Touch, so just the Brush symbol  
> under the chin area is enough to tell us you are brushing under the  
> chin...


Applying this to your sign for Europa, see attached. You can also  
find the sign for NOT in American Sign Language. That is a sign that  
brushes under the chin too, but we do not write that "relate to the  
chin" symbol either...it is not necessary...


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