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I'd agree with Steve here<br><br>Ingvild <br><br><br>> Date: Fri, 30 Nov 2007 14:01:44 -0500<br>> From: slevin@signpuddle.net<br>> To: sw-l@majordomo.valenciacc.edu<br>> Subject: Re: [sw-l] terms Phonetic and Phonemic<br>> <br>> Hi Val,<br>> <br>> I'd say that SW is a phonetic writing system with a phonemic alphabet <br>> that can approximate phonetic writing with extra effort.<br>> <br>> -Steve<br>> <br>> Valerie Sutton wrote:<br>> <br>> > SignWriting List<br>> > November 30, 2007<br>> ><br>> > HI Everyone!<br>> ><br>> > Regarding the general term "phonetic" and "phonemic"...<br>> ><br>> > I would like to ask all of you on the SignWriting List....<br>> ><br>> > Do you think of SignWriting as "phonetic" or "phonemic" ?<br>> ><br>> > I personally like to think of SignWriting as an alphabet that can be <br>> > written either phonetically or phonemically, depending on the writer <br>> > and the choices they make while writing...<br>> ><br>> > Technically we can write every nuance of a movement if we wish, and <br>> > that would be more "phonetic"... more like "Movement Writing"<br>> ><br>> > or as time goes by...<br>> ><br>> > certain SignSpellings start to become standardized and slowly <br>> > "phonemic" SignWriting happens too...<br>> ><br>> > No matter what, SignWriting is "alphabetic", but sometimes linguists <br>> > and scholars want to define the kind of alphabet it is...<br>> ><br>> > Some say it is a "featural alphabet" and that it may be...but it is <br>> > still an alphabet nonetheless...<br>> ><br>> > And I feel it can be either phonetic or phonemic depending on the <br>> > writer?<br>> ><br>> > Am I wrong to think this?<br>> ><br>> > Val ;-)<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>> <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></body>
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