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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I think, then, that you may need "corpus" more than
dictionary. You might want to talk to Valerie directly about that, as she
could send you the early SignWriter newspaper (the system has changed immensely,
but the movements are still movements) and there are certainly a body of text in
Libras, in Spanish (Spain) sign language, in Danish, that might help you in your
project.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Just like English has certain consonant clusters
that are not used at the beginning of words, like "tl" that Aztec uses
"Tlascola" I'm sure that the "corpus" of signed languages each have their own
"prediction" modes. Like p may be followed with a, e, i, l, o, r, u, or y
in English, and Portuguese adds pn (pneumonia), ps (psychiatry), and pt
(pteranadon) that are not sounded in English. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV
style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A href="mailto:tony_mccloskey@HOTMAIL.COM"
title=tony_mccloskey@HOTMAIL.COM>Tony</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A
href="mailto:SW-L@admin.humberc.on.ca"
title=SW-L@admin.humberc.on.ca>SW-L@admin.humberc.on.ca</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Friday, March 14, 2003 9:48
AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Sign Spelling</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Charles </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial
size=2> thanks,
I'm trying to see if I can get a prediction system going based on the
categories of sign that a user may use. I'm assuming that due to the
fact that sign language is a language made up of physical movement that their
may be some trends that are based on the motions of sign language as well as
the meaning of an utterance. Meaning that due to the end position of a
sign I can reduce the database of signs by some degree based on predicting
the start position of the next sign. This can be at some
abstract level but I believe that due to the natural physical flow
of sign language that physical trends are present. This I believe could
be a source of information for a sign writing prediction
system.............</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Thanks!!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Tony! </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV
style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A href="mailto:chazzer3@EROLS.COM" title=chazzer3@EROLS.COM>Charles
Butler</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A
href="mailto:SW-L@ADMIN.HUMBERC.ON.CA"
title=SW-L@ADMIN.HUMBERC.ON.CA>SW-L@ADMIN.HUMBERC.ON.CA</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Friday, March 14, 2003 1:45
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Sign Spelling</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Not yet, that I know of. We have
pieces of a Portuguese/Libras dictionary available, and Valerie has about
1600 signs in her Sign Bank, but a definitive list is not yet
posted.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>The Libras dictionary has about 700 signs in
it, at least in part. It's in a specific categorization of the Sign
Symbol Sequence based on the handshapes of Libras. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Charles Butler</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
<DIV
style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A href="mailto:tony_mccloskey@hotmail.com"
title=tony_mccloskey@hotmail.com>Tony</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A
href="mailto:SW-L@admin.humberc.on.ca"
title=SW-L@admin.humberc.on.ca>SW-L@admin.humberc.on.ca</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Friday, March 14, 2003 8:09
AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Sign Spelling</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>Hello
List<BR>
I was wondering is there a place were I can access an =<BR>extensive list
of signs with their detailed sign spelling. Organised =<BR>into sign
categories based on the dominant sign of the sign spelling. =<BR>It
doesn't matter which sign language as long as I have an English
=<BR>meaning of the sign... If anybody has a listing it would be
very much
=<BR>appreciated. <BR><BR>Thanks!!<BR><BR>Tony!!</FONT><BR></FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>