<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">Val said: [[</font><font size=2><tt>There
are two degrees of placing the right hand over to the left side <br>
of the body. You captured the less extreme version of this...you <br>
placed the right hand (in the fourth sign), exactly under the area
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of where the left hand was, in the sign before it (the third sign). <br>
That is probably just fine!</tt></font><font size=2 face="sans-serif">]]</font>
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Then I did the third sign wrong, because that is the right hand taking
the milk (presumably from the refrigerator) and placing it over to the
left, where it gets left. Its a 'handle' classifier, miming the placement
of the milk container. How could I make that more clear?</font>
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<br><font size=2><tt>SignWriting List<br>
February 3, 2006<br>
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> Cherie Wren from the Georgia School for the Deaf wrote:<br>
> How is this writing? Do I have the right idea? Is it clear that the
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> left-for-a-long-time sign is done with the right hand, same one <br>
> that put the milk over to the left? If not, how would I make that
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> clear? Any other feedback? I can take all the constructive <br>
> criticism you could give me... ::smile:: The final sign had so much
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> facial information I had to use two faces... is that alright? Is <br>
> there another way I could have done that?<br>
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Hello Cherie!<br>
These are great questions, related to how SignWriting writes the <br>
grammar of ASL in sentences...This is sooo cool, that SignText is now <br>
giving us this opportunity!<br>
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The last sign with the multiple Facial Circles with expression is <br>
just perfect...that is the way we do it, when we have too many <br>
symbols on the face to show it in one Facial Circle...we place two <br>
side by side...<br>
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And you did very very well with the Spatial Comparisons... yes it is <br>
good! But since I am not an ASL expert, but simply write what I see, <br>
I need to ask you a question about how you are signing this.<br>
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There are two degrees of placing the right hand over to the left side <br>
of the body. You captured the less extreme version of this...you <br>
placed the right hand (in the fourth sign), exactly under the area
<br>
of where the left hand was, in the sign before it (the third sign). <br>
That is probably just fine!<br>
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Sometimes in ASL, signers shift their upper body weight over even <br>
further, while they are placing their hand over to the other side, <br>
and that is a shift to the Left Lane...so your fourth sign could <br>
possibly have been placed in the Left Lane (by pushing the Left Lane <br>
button), if the person was signing way over to the left...the head <br>
actually moves to the left of center as well...because the whole <br>
upper body shifts left of center....that is why we have a Left and <br>
Right Lane button...<br>
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Do you know what I mean? I will try to get to writing some sentences <br>
with this example later...But your writing is quite exciting...I <br>
think we need a web site that discusses writing ASL grammar that is <br>
run by a Deaf person...then you could submit your sentences openly to <br>
that site...<br>
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Val ;-)<br>
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