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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Dear Val and Joe,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Thank you both for making these works
availabale – I am sure they will play a valuable part in the detail we
will need to raise the funds necessary to support the set up of family SW learning
groups here in the UK and hopefully also in South Eastern Ireland.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font
size=2 face=Tahoma><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>
Sutton Valerie [mailto:sutton@signwriting.org] <br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> 18 February 2008 23:59<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> List SignWriting<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Cc:</span></b> Martin Joe<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> [sw-l] Joe Martin Masters
Degree Thesis posted....</span></font><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>SignWriting List<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>February 18, 2008<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Dear SW List!<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>I am happy to announce a new web posting...<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Joe Martin's Masters Degree Thesis<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>University of South Carolina 2007<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span class=apple-style-span><b><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>"WRITING
AND SIGNED LANGUAGES"</span></font></b></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'><a
href="http://www.SignWriting.org/archive/docs6/sw0519-JoeMartin-MAThesis2007.pdf">http://www.SignWriting.org/archive/docs6/sw0519-JoeMartin-MAThesis2007.pdf</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>The above is a very long link, so if it breaks....<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Go to:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span class=apple-style-span><b><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>SignWriting
Linguistics Forum</span></font></b></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span class=apple-style-span><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial'><a
href="http://www.signwriting.org/forums/linguistics/">http://www.signwriting.org/forums/linguistics/</a></span></font></span><font
size=1 face=Helvetica><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Helvetica'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span class=apple-style-span><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial'>and click on Number 2...a PDF
document</span></font></span><font size=1 face=Helvetica><span
style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Helvetica'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span class=apple-style-span><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial'>--------------</span></font></span><font
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<p class=MsoNormal><span class=apple-style-span><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial'>So now there are three papers by Joe
Martin on the web about SignWriting...</span></font></span><font size=1
face=Helvetica><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Helvetica'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>1. Year 2000, Joe wrote a paper comparing the Stokoe system and
SignWriting:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span class=apple-style-span><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>A Linguistic
Comparison</span></font></b></span><font size=1 face=Helvetica><span
style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Helvetica'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span class=apple-style-span><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>Two Notation
Systems for Signed Languages:</span></font></b></span><font size=1
face=Helvetica><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Helvetica'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span class=apple-style-span><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>Stokoe Notation
& Sutton SignWriting</span></font></b></span><font size=1 face=Helvetica><span
style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Helvetica'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span class=apple-style-span><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial'>by</span></font></span><font size=1
face=Helvetica><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Helvetica'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span class=apple-style-span><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial'>Joe Martin</span></font></span><font
size=1 face=Helvetica><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Helvetica'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on"><span
class=apple-style-span><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.5pt;
font-family:Arial'>Western</span></font></span></st1:PlaceName><span
class=apple-style-span><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.5pt;
font-family:Arial'> <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Washington</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType
w:st="on">University</st1:PlaceType></span></font></span></st1:place><font
size=1 face=Helvetica><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Helvetica'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span class=apple-style-span><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial'><a
href="http://www.signwriting.org/forums/linguistics/ling008.html">http://www.signwriting.org/forums/linguistics/ling008.html</a></span></font></span><font
size=1 face=Helvetica><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Helvetica'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial'>--------------</span></font></span><font
size=1 face=Helvetica><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Helvetica'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span class=apple-style-span><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial'>2. Later, Joe Martin and Susanne
Bentele and myself shared an article about comparing three systems: Stokoe,
HamNoSys and SignWriting:</span></font></span><font size=1 face=Helvetica><span
style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Helvetica'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span class=apple-style-span><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>Writing the Same
Signs in</span></font></b></span><font size=1 face=Helvetica><span
style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Helvetica'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span class=apple-style-span><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>Different
Transcription Systems</span></font></b></span><font size=1 face=Helvetica><span
style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Helvetica'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span class=apple-style-span><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial'><a
href="http://www.signwriting.org/forums/linguistics/ling001.html">http://www.signwriting.org/forums/linguistics/ling001.html</a></span></font></span><font
size=1 face=Helvetica><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Helvetica'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span class=apple-style-span><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial'>HamNoSys</span></font></span><font
size=1 face=Helvetica><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Helvetica'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span class=apple-style-span><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial'>Susanne Bentele</span></font></span><font
size=1 face=Helvetica><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Helvetica'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on"><span
class=apple-style-span><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.5pt;
font-family:Arial'>Universitaet</span></font></span></st1:City><span
class=apple-style-span><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.5pt;
font-family:Arial'> <st1:State w:st="on">Hamburg</st1:State>, <st1:country-region
w:st="on">Germany</st1:country-region></span></font></span></st1:place><font
size=1 face=Helvetica><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Helvetica'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span class=apple-style-span><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial'>Stokoe System</span></font></span><font
size=1 face=Helvetica><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Helvetica'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span class=apple-style-span><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial'>Joe Martin, <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">Western</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Washington</st1:PlaceName>
<st1:PlaceType w:st="on">University</st1:PlaceType></st1:place></span></font></span><font
size=1 face=Helvetica><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Helvetica'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial'>SignWriting</span></font></span><font
size=1 face=Helvetica><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Helvetica'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span class=apple-style-span><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial'>Valerie Sutton</span></font></span><font
size=1 face=Helvetica><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Helvetica'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span class=apple-style-span><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial'>Deaf Action Committee For
SignWriting</span></font></span><font size=1 face=Helvetica><span
style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Helvetica'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span class=apple-style-span><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial'>-----------</span></font></span><font
size=1 face=Helvetica><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Helvetica'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>3. And now Joe Martin's Masters Degree Thesis<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>University of South Carolina 2007<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span class=apple-style-span><b><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>"WRITING
AND SIGNED LANGUAGES"</span></font></b></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'><a
href="http://www.SignWriting.org/archive/docs6/sw0519-JoeMartin-MAThesis2007.pdf">http://www.SignWriting.org/archive/docs6/sw0519-JoeMartin-MAThesis2007.pdf</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>THANK YOU, Joe!<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Val ;-)<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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