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Sandy,<br>
That's an interesting progression. It will be interesting to see how
it pans out. While I don't sign BSL, I did notice that your
simplification is still a bit top-heavy in needing to use an asterick
to indicate contact. Makes me wonder if there is a simplified way to
write that symbol. How about just an "x"?<br>
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Bill<br>
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Sandy Fleming wrote:<br>
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<pre wrap="">Finally, here's some examples of BSL fingerspelling being written this way.
You'll notice that I've written "BBC" as a sign rather than a sequence of
letters. Others are sequences of letters with double and even triple letters
written as one with the contact done as it would be in real-life
fingerpelling.
All this seems to me to "feel right": two- and three-letter abbreviations
are often done more like a sign than a sequence of letters.
Sometimes (but not illustrated here) I find it hard to decide whether it's
best to show the actual movement or whether it's better just to write a
sequence of letters. Perhaps it's a matter of taste.
The way I've written "BBQ" may be a bit over the top but it came quite
naturally. I think it's good the way it shows that the left hand doesn't
actually move throughout the whole sign.
I'm not sure how clear my writing is hear, but the little mark under the
letter "C" is supposed to be a tilde (a stress mark).
That's enough for now, I think!
Opinions and ideas?
Sandy Fleming
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