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Hi Val,<br>
Yes, they know how to read basic SignWriting documents. We are all
looking forward to your posting on Monday(I probably won't get this to
you until then) <br>
I have a few questions about drawing the symbols correctly. Was
was looking over the information on the website about handwriting and
noticed that you don't start drawing similar symbols at the same
place. I wanted to know the rational behind where you start and end
the symbol. I have only seen for the flat hand. What about the other
hand shapes? <br>
<br>
Examples.<br>
<img src="cid:part1.08010906.07050106@yahoo.ca" alt=""><img
src="cid:part2.09000301.00020309@yahoo.ca" alt=""><br>
<br>
I was also wondering how SignPuddle and SignBank deal with words that
are made up of several unrelated glosses. For example pilot = airplane
+ agent or postman = letter + send + agent. Do you cram all into one
frame or each in it's own frame and link them together?<br>
<br>
Thanks<br>
Jonathan <span class="moz-smiley-s1"><span> :-) </span></span><br>
<br>
Valerie Sutton wrote:
<blockquote cite="mid0E932C73-4A77-4EB3-8F10-BB268BF20A7D@mac.com"
type="cite">SignWriting List <br>
January 5, 2007 <br>
<br>
Jonathan from Honduras wrote: <br>
<blockquote type="cite">My wife wants to participate along with me.
We will both do the lessons though she may not participate actively in
the discussion because she doesn't know very much English. A few of my
other students are thinking of joining, can I get back to you on that
on Monday? They won't be commenting either but I will post their work
here and I will let them know what everybody had to say about their
handwriting. <br>
</blockquote>
<br>
Yes, of course your wife and students are welcome... <br>
<br>
Do they already know how to read basic SignWriting documents? It is not
a requirement, but it will help! <br>
<br>
You can read SignWriting Children's stories in our Library.... Even if
it is in another sign language, like ASL, it still will give you a
little experience with reading SignWriting symbols before starting the
course...if there is a symbol you do not know, you can look it up to
learn more about that symbol...or ask us on the SW List to explain
it... <br>
<br>
SignWriting Library <br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="http://www.signwriting.org/library">http://www.signwriting.org/library</a>
<br>
<br>
I will assume, in this Handwriting course, that participants already
know the SignWriting symbols themselves... <br>
<br>
This course will teach how to shorten the writing of symbols you
already know... <br>
<br>
So if your students are beginners in SignWriting, they may find this
course a little overwhelming... <br>
<br>
On the other hand, they are most welcome and maybe through this course,
they will choose to learn SignWriting in more depth, by using
SignPuddle to create their own signs...writing by computer can help
teach SignWriting and will help lay a foundation for handwriting
later... <br>
<br>
To create you own signs in SignPuddle, go to this web page and choose a
country....then click on the SignMaker icon on the left of the screen
and start creating your own signs... <br>
<br>
SignPuddle Online <br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="http://www.SignBank.org/signpuddle">http://www.SignBank.org/signpuddle</a>
<br>
<br>
Experiment with one of the empty SignPuddles...like the one for Nigeria
(for now)...there are no signs in that SignPuddle at all...so use
Nigeria right now to teach yourself how to add signs to the dictionary
and I will clean that up for you later ...we can make it a Honduras
dictionary later ;-) <br>
<br>
Val ;-) <br>
<br>
<br>
</blockquote>
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