ISWA Thumb Standardization?

[K.J. Boal]

It doesn't matter to me . . . I like standardization, but I've never had a problem with the thumb angle either way.
KJ



> From: signwriting at mac.com> Date: Sat, 17 Nov 2007 14:02:30 -0800> To: sw-l at majordomo.valenciacc.edu> CC: barbara.pennacchi at istc.cnr.it> Subject: [sw-l] ISWA Thumb Standardization?> > SignWriting List> November 17, 2007> > Dear SW List members -> > This coming week is a holiday week here in the US...we celebrate > Thanksgiving Day, on November 22nd. It is a big feast where we all > eat way too much....but say "thank you" for all our blessings...> > And truly, I feel blessed to have so many friends to work with, on > the SignWriting List...so a big THANK YOU to all of you ;-)> > So I am going to take the next week to try to finish the handshapes > in the ISWA...but I have one question for you...> > When fingers or thumbs are at an angle, they are written with a > diagonal line that matches the way it looks in real life... (see > attached)> > And if the thumb is stretched very hard to the side, it is oftentimes > written with a straight line to the side...> > People vary with their styles of signing, and also some hands cannot > stretch their thumbs completely side anyway...> > Over the years, the symbols that have a thumb to the side have been > inconsistent..sometimes the line is at an angle showing a more > relaxed thumb to the side, and other times we write it straight side, > like in the L hand...this never bothered me personally. But it has > bothered some other people and they have told me...> > When the thumb is touching another finger, it has to be at an angle > to reach that other finger, but when the thumb is totally by itself > to the side, it could be either straight or at an angle and it will > be read ok...> > So my question is...do you want me to make all the thumbs to the side > like the L Handshape? That would mean that the 3 Handshape would have > a straight line to the side rather than the relaxed angle it has > right now...> > I don't care myself, and if we leave it as it is, it is correct and > readable I feel...> > On the other hand, it can't hurt to have them consistent with the L > handshape...> > If we decide to make this change to be consistent, it may take me > some time to go in and change all the handshapes with the relaxed > thumbs, but at least if you can tell me your opinions now, I will > know what kind of work is before me ;-)> > Look at this chart...what is your opinion? Should the 3 Hand have a > thumb line like the L hand?> > Val ;-)> > 
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