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<B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">From:</SPAN></B> Valerie Sutton <writesignlanguage@GMAIL.COM><BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">To:</SPAN></B> SW-L@LISTSERV.VALENCIACC.EDU<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Sent:</SPAN></B> Wed, May 26, 2010 10:00:49 PM<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Subject:</SPAN></B> Re: Sign Name For de l'Épée<BR></FONT><BR>SignWriting List<BR>May 26, 2010<BR><BR>Hi Adam -<BR>When I read that sign, I see the flat five hand palm touching my chest, and then it moves forward diagonal right and then the handshape that is like holding the reigns of a horse, palm to the ground, and then there is a wrist rotation back towards the chest and around and then the hand moves forward a little...is that what you meant to write? smile looks great to me -<BR><BR>And everyone - you have no idea how exciting this is - we have some new software to announce later that I know will change history - SignWriting, for reading and
writing for everyday use (smile), will spread now to more and more people because of the software development that we are doing...<BR><BR>So we will share all this with you in the coming weeks -<BR><BR>There are nothing but smiles here -<BR><BR>Val ;-)<BR><BR><BR><BR>On May 26, 2010, at 6:28 PM, Adam Frost wrote:<BR><BR>> I am putting together an article on Abbé Charles-Michel de l'Épée from the work of Charles Butler and Lucinda O'Grady Batch. I had an professor who showed me de l'Épée's name sign as it is signed in France. I am hoping that this is readable to someone who has never seen his name sign before.<BR>> <BR>> <BR>> <BR>> <BR>> I also added the sign for his birthplace, Versailles, into the article, but I think that most people will be able to read that one as it is very simple. :-) And I know that my professor showed me the sign for Truffault (where the school for the deaf is), but I can't remember it. I will have to
look that one up in my notes. Or just get ahold of my professor again somehow. :-)<BR>> <BR>> Adam<BR>> <BR><BR></DIV></DIV></div></body></html>