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<DIV><SPAN class=437302118-25092003><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>Hi
Nitsu, </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=437302118-25092003><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=437302118-25092003><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>this
is an interesting question - the problem is that we need some kind of agreement
in order to count a document as "in the world" </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=437302118-25092003><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=437302118-25092003><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>I
think that we should not count any paper, sw- file, or dictionary with
just less than 100 signs or so ? </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=437302118-25092003><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=437302118-25092003><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>How
many active scribes are among us ?? </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=437302118-25092003><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=437302118-25092003><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>On the
other hands - there are some documents that are most impressive. Look at the
attached gif which is a precious testimony of DEAF education in old Egypt
- </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=437302118-25092003><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>Nobody
at that time had any doubt that SW is such a valuable tool to build the bridge
between hearing and deaf culture. </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=437302118-25092003><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>Thanks
to a clever linguist of ancient comunication I could manage to identify the
meaning: It is scene in a mainstream class -A deaf boy is
signing in true deaf story telling style without too many Mundbilder. The
guy on the ground (hearing) tries to comunicate in a written form to his deaf
classmate that he is not able to understand - he explains his problem due to
his hearing status - (Hopefully he improved signing in order to
achieve an equal level compared to his handwriting skills in
SW) ;-)) </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=437302118-25092003><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=437302118-25092003><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2>L.I.F.E. </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=437302118-25092003><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=437302118-25092003><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>Have
Fun</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=437302118-25092003><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>All
the best Stefan ;-)</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=437302118-25092003><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=437302118-25092003> </SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=437302118-25092003><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
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<DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Tahoma
size=2>-----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----<BR><B>Von:</B> SignWriting List
[mailto:SW-L@ADMIN.HUMBERC.ON.CA]<B>Im Auftrag von </B>Nitsu
Pikkupyora<BR><B>Gesendet:</B> Donnerstag, 25. September 2003
09:20<BR><B>An:</B> SW-L@ADMIN.HUMBERC.ON.CA<BR><B>Betreff:</B> SW
materials<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV>Hi Val and others!</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Can you give me any wild guess on how much material written in SW there
is nowadays in the world? I counted about 100 pieces from the "history of SW"
-page in the SW homepage. Still I know there's a lot more.For example, how
many dictionaries, SW lesson books, and newpapers are you aware of that
have been or most likely will be published?</DIV>
<DIV>I know the true answer can't really be given, but what would you
say?</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Thanks!</DIV>
<DIV>Nitsu </DIV></DIV><BR clear=all>
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