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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Hi Val, <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>just a short additional
question if I understand your information correctly – <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>do you want to say that
just writing the Eyes symbol 07 </span></font><span lang=EN-GB>eyelashes is
not enough if I want to express this batting the eyelashes ...? You think we
need to add an additional symbol (which one?) <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:12.0pt'>In the past I simply used this 07 eyesymbol in order
to just express this kind of “expressing admiration, love ...” see
flirten - png<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt'>Stefan;-) </span></font><font size=2 color=navy
face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:navy'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>Von:</span></font></b><font size=2
face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'> owner-<st1:PersonName
w:st="on">sw-l@majordomo.valenciacc.edu</st1:PersonName> [mailto:owner-<st1:PersonName
w:st="on">sw-l@majordomo.valenciacc.edu</st1:PersonName>] <b><span
style='font-weight:bold'>Im Auftrag von </span></b>Valerie Sutton<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Gesendet:</span></b> Freitag, 6. Mai 2005
17:16<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>An:</span></b> <st1:PersonName w:st="on">sw-l@majordomo.valenciacc.edu</st1:PersonName><br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Betreff:</span></b> [sw-l] History of Symbol
Development</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>SignWriting List<br>
May 6, 2005<br>
<br>
Bill Reese wrote:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>It's not necessary for a new symbol Val. The simplicity and
unambiguity of the current Eyes Open symbol makes them preferable. I was
curious more about the history. Did you start out with oval eyes?<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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It is so nice to hear from you again, Bill...<br>
<br>
Actually we don't have Oval Eyes...I believe that was your suggestion,
yesterday...so no... I confess, I did not start with Oval eyes..that would be
an addition to the symbolset...<br>
<br>
The history of the eyes goes back to DanceWriting development in 1973 and
1974...we were using these exact same Eye symbols from the IMWA back in 1974,
in DanceWriting documents. As you know, the first signed language I wrote was
not ASL...it was Danish Sign Language (DSL). And I remember using the Eye
symbols in that DSL document in 1974 at the University of Copenhagen...<br>
<br>
The Eye symbols were very simple and could fit into a smaller Facial Circle,
used in DanceWriting documents...I know I started with the first three in this
list, and then the others became necessary...the eyelashes came from a dance
where the dancer was batting her eyelashes at her male dance partner...I am not
kidding...we placed a trembling line near the eyelashes to show the
movement..smile...<br>
<br>
So the half-open and half-closed came from a combination of the squint and the
open or closed...I can see this answer is a little confusing...the History of
symbols is an interesting subject and should be documented at some point...when
we have nothing to do! Thanks for your input Bill...<br>
<br>
<br>
<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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