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<body class='hmmessage'>Yes, it's written directly in SignWriting, without reference to spoken language. It's not a huge project, only 7-8 pages of text. Sleeping Beauty was a much bigger project!!! ;-) I'm meeting my brother on Thursday and I'll see how he's coming with the illustrations, and then I'll start posting the text here so you can check it out and make sure it's readable. I'd welcome feedback on some of the actual signs and the grammar too - I discovered in North Dakota that I use a fairly old-fashioned form of ASL, and the language has changed a fair bit since the '80s. (Regionally, anyway . . .) So, feedback welcome! <IMG src="http://gfx1.hotmail.com/mail/w2/pr02/ltr/../emoticons/smile_regular.gif"><BR>
KJ<BR><BR><BR><BR><BR>
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> From: signwriting@mac.com<BR>> Subject: Re: AW: [sw-l] Learning curve<BR>> Date: Mon, 29 Oct 2007 19:37:53 -0700<BR>> To: sw-l@majordomo.valenciacc.edu<BR>> <BR>> On Oct 29, 2007, at 6:57 PM, K.J. Boal wrote:<BR>> <BR>> > I know, it's been a while since I posted anything . . . I'm working <BR>> > on a project of my own here, a story I wrote initially as a project <BR>> > at the Summer Institute of Linguistics in North Dakota, and several <BR>> > people suggested strongly that I get it published. I had some <BR>> > concerns about copyright issues with the original pictures, though, <BR>> > since they were traced out of a different book. I've asked my <BR>> > brother to redo the illustrations, and I'm reworking the story a <BR>> > bit too. I'll post it to the List for proofing before I publish <BR>> > it, so we can be sure there are no spelling mistakes! ;-)<BR>> ><BR>> > Bye for now,<BR>> > KJ<BR>> ><BR>> <BR>> Hi Kelly Jo -<BR>> I guess this is written in SignWriting? How wonderful and I admire <BR>> such a big project! Look forward to seeing it too -<BR>> <BR>> Val ;-)<BR>> <BR>> <BR>> <BR>> <BR>> ____________________________________________<BR>> <BR>> SW-L SignWriting List<BR>> <BR>> Post Message<BR>> SW-L@majordomo.valenciacc.edu<BR>> <BR>> List Archives and Help<BR>> http://www.signwriting.org/forums/swlist/<BR>> <BR>> Change Email Settings<BR>> http://majordomo.valenciacc.edu/mailman/listinfo/sw-l<BR>> <BR><BR><br /><hr />Are you ready for Windows Live Messenger Beta 8.5 ? <a href='http://entertainment.sympatico.msn.ca/WindowsLiveMessenger' target='_new'>Get the latest for free today!</a></body>
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