Thank you. Ms. Byerly<br /><br /><br />On Mon, July 5, 2010 11:00 pm, SW-L
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finger direction matters <br />> <br />>
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/>> <br />> Date: Mon, 5 Jul 2010 11:19:03 +0200 <br />> From: Ingvild
Roald <iroald@hotmail.com /><br />> Subject: Re: finger direction matters <br
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the MOVEMENT sign=2C both hands are turned the same way. Is that correct= <br
/>> ? Do the hands turn a little sideways when they move? Or should they both
b= <br />> e pointed towards center and just move sideways? If you do not
know the act= <br />> ual sign language=2C you do not know how to read this
(but then=2C this wil= <br />> l be the case when signwriting is more used
and standards for each sign lan= <br />> guage are stabilising themselves ...
the rules will differ somewhat accordi= <br />> ng to the sign languages).
<br />> <br />> Ingvild=20 <br />> <br />> <br />> <br />> <br
/>>> Date: Thu=2C 1 Jul 2010 21:21:41 -0700 <br />>> From:
sutton@SIGNWRITING.ORG <br />>> Subject: finger direction matters <br
/>>> To: SW-L@LISTSERV.VALENCIACC.EDU <br />>>=20 <br />>>
SignWriting List <br />>> July 1st=2C 2010 <br />>>=20 <br
/>>> I would also like to point out that if one looks at documents written
aro= <br />> und the world=2C that writers tend to follow the direction of
the fingers. = <br />> Here is an example. I have seen this handshape written
both ways=2C and I f= <br />> eel both are readable=2C because when the
handshape is parallel to the floo= <br />> r=2C there is the small space or
break at the fingers to tell us that=2C an= <br />> d the black back of the
hand tells us that we are viewing the back of the h= <br />> and parallel to
the floor. So either handshape in the attached diagram can = <br />> be read.
But the writing of the fingers directed down seems logical and the= <br />>
most visual for me...and I tend to write it that way. Like in the sign for= <br
/>> MOVEMENT attached. Finger direction is important for reading signs
quickl= <br />> y because meaning is held in the finger direction...so
writing it as close = <br />> to the way it looks in real life is important:
<br />>>=20 <br />> = <br />> <br />>
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<br />> In the MOVEMENT sign=2C both hands are turned the same way. Is that
correct= <br />> ? Do the hands turn a little sideways when they move? Or
should they both b= <br />> e pointed towards center and just move sideways?
If you do not know the act= <br />> ual sign language=2C you do not know how
to read this (but then=2C this wil= <br />> l be the case when signwriting is
more used and standards for each sign lan= <br />> guage are stabilising
themselves ... the rules will differ somewhat accordi= <br />> ng to the sign
languages).<br /><br />Ingvild=20 <br />> <br /><br /><br /><br />>=3B
Date: Thu=2C 1 Jul 2010 21:21:41 -0700<br />>=3B Fro= <br />> m:
sutton@SIGNWRITING.ORG<br />>=3B Subject: finger direction matters<br
/>&g= <br />> t=3B To: SW-L@LISTSERV.VALENCIACC.EDU<br />>=3B <br
/>>=3B SignWriting List= <br />> <br />>=3B July 1st=2C 2010<br
/>>=3B <br />>=3B I would also like to point= <br />> out that if one
looks at documents written around the world=2C that writer= <br />> s tend to
follow the direction of the fingers. Here is an example. I have s= <br />>
een this handshape written both ways=2C and I feel both are readable=2C bec= <br
/>> ause when the handshape is parallel to the floor=2C there is the small
spac= <br />> e or break at the fingers to tell us that=2C and the black back
of the hand= <br />> tells us that we are viewing the back of the hand
parallel to the floor. S= <br />> o either handshape in the attached diagram
can be read. But the writing of = <br />> the fingers directed down seems
logical and the most visual for me...and I = <br />> tend to write it that
way. Like in the sign for MOVEMENT attached. Finger = <br />> direction is
important for reading signs quickly because meaning is held in= <br />> the
finger direction...so writing it as close to the way it looks in real = <br
/>> life is important:<br />>=3B <br /><br />> = <br />> <br />>
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