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<P>I actually pronounce "cheeva" more like "java." I know that "j" and "ch" are the same mouthing, so we have basically the same mouthing. ;-) I just like java because it is a word that I know, so that I can relate better. I would like to attempt to do some different spellings for cha and "cheeva" :-), but I would need to understand the symbols. I really don't understand them too well.<BR><BR>Adam</P></DIV>
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<DIV></DIV>From: <I>"Valerie Sutton" <sutton@signwriting.org></I><BR>Reply-To: <I>sw-l@majordomo.valenciacc.edu</I><BR>To: <I>sw-l@majordomo.valenciacc.edu</I><BR>Subject: <I>[sw-l] MOUTH Cheeva and Cha</I><BR>Date: <I>Mon, 27 Feb 2006 15:09:58 -0800</I><BR>>SignWriting List<BR>>February 27, 2006<BR>><BR>>Stefan Wöhrmann wrote:<BR>>>So for every day use and in a different situation with a different <BR>>>intention<BR>>>... yes I would vote for short versions... smile<BR>>><BR>>>It is exactly as Adam mentioned in one of his last messages- it is <BR>>>a big<BR>>>difference - to transcribe a given performance - or to express my <BR>>>own<BR>>>ideas/feelings or to teach SL or to offer materials to improve <BR>>>spoken<BR>>>language
skills ...<BR>><BR>>Yes.. exactly...writing a note to a friend in ASL signs..I do not <BR>>feel the need to write more that around 2 facial expressions per <BR>>sign!<BR>><BR>>Teaching Deaf children languages is a different <BR>>environment...smile...and a totally different task...<BR>><BR>>I believe that CHA and CHEEVA can be reduced to two faces at most <BR>>for writing for everyday use...maybe even a blending of two, making <BR>>one combination face...but ASL users have to tell us which ones <BR>>give them the required information to read it quickly...<BR>><BR>>So starting with more detail and whittling it down to less is a <BR>>great way to start...<BR>><BR>>Transcribing from video usually gives more detail, than when people <BR>>write for everyday
use...so they are different experiences...<BR>><BR>>Val ;-)<BR>><BR></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></div></html>