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<DIV>Currently the system of grapheme placement is onto a 2-dimensional grid. The earlier version in the SignWriter DOS system had 8 connections to a particular grapheme before allowing for extreme fine-tuning. I know that some programmers are working on disallowing fine tuning and reducing computer-generated grapheme clusters to radial positions at 45 degrees. </DIV>
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<B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">From:</SPAN></B> Stefan Wöhrmann <stefanwoehrmann@GEBAERDENSCHRIFT.DE><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> Thu, October 7, 2010 11:56:15 AM<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Subject:</SPAN></B> AW: The graphemes of SignWriting<BR></FONT><BR>Hi Alan<BR><BR>What ist his? Can you explain ...?<BR><BR>i ko djuno fi le do sevzi<BR><BR><BR>Stefan ;-)<BR><BR><BR><BR>-----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----<BR>Von: SignWriting List: Read and Write Sign Languages<BR>[mailto:<A href="mailto:SW-L@LISTSERV.VALENCIACC.EDU" ymailto="mailto:SW-L@LISTSERV.VALENCIACC.EDU">SW-L@LISTSERV.VALENCIACC.EDU</A>] Im Auftrag von Alan Post<BR>Gesendet: Donnerstag, 7. Oktober 2010 16:34<BR>An: <A href="mailto:SW-L@LISTSERV.VALENCIACC.EDU" ymailto="mailto:SW-L@LISTSERV.VALENCIACC.EDU">SW-L@LISTSERV.VALENCIACC.EDU</A><BR>Betreff: Re: The
graphemes of SignWriting<BR><BR>On Thu, Oct 07, 2010 at 05:57:11AM -0500, Steve Slevinski wrote:<BR>> Hi List,<BR>> <BR>> While preparing a document for publication, I wrote an introductory <BR>> sentence about the graphemes of SignWriting. Any feedback would be <BR>> appreciated...<BR>> <BR>> 1.1.1. Grapheme<BR>> <BR>> The grapheme is the fundamental unit of writing for the SignWriting<BR>> script. The graphemes of SignWriting are visually iconic. Each<BR>> grapheme has a defined size and shape. The main writing graphemes of<BR>> SignWriting represent a visual conception: either hands, movement,<BR>> dynamics, timing, head, face, or body. These graphemes are used in<BR>> clusters.<BR>> <BR><BR>I know this from my experience working with SignWriting, but I'm not<BR>sure I'd really get it if
I hadn't see the system. The fact that<BR>you named the clusters and then said "these are the clusters" goes<BR>by pretty fast. Unless you meant by cluster the groupings of<BR>graphemes to say a word?<BR><BR>I might also say "fundamental unit of writing a word in the<BR>SignWriting script." I'm not actually sure this is accurate, but<BR>before I really worked with language, the differences between<BR>typography, orthology, phonology, and morphology were all very fuzzy<BR>to me, and I could have used more help from my introductory<BR>material.<BR><BR><BR>> Detailed location graphemes are separate from writing graphemes.<BR>> Detailed location graphemes are used individually or sequentially.<BR>> They represent isolated analysis that is written outside the cluster.<BR>> <BR><BR>I think separate is to vague here--how is it that they are separate?<BR>What is it that makes them
different? You introduce the idea of<BR>Detailed location grapheme by saying it is different from writing<BR>graphemes, but you haven't defined either of these things yet. If<BR>the definition is "isolated analysis ... written outside the<BR>cluster" I would ask for an example.<BR><BR><BR>> Punctuation graphemes are used when writing sentences. They are used<BR>> individually, outside of a cluster.<BR>> <BR><BR>Here I finally understand what you mean by cluster. I happen to<BR>know that vertical space defines the boundary between one cluster<BR>and the next, but if I were newly introduced, I might be scratching<BR>my head.<BR><BR><BR>> When written by hand, lines are drawn to form each grapheme.<BR>> Different styles draw different types of lines: either for personal<BR>> taste, speed, or quality.<BR>> <BR><BR>There is also the aspect of filling
in some shapes too, correct?<BR><BR><BR>> When written with computers, the graphemes have two aspects. The<BR>> first is the line that defines the shape of the grapheme. The second<BR>> aspect is the fill that is used when graphemes overlap. The official<BR>> standard size and shape for each grapheme is defined with a 2<BR>> dimensional pixel map of line and fill. Vector based refinements<BR>> have been completed for all hand shapes but still need to be converted.<BR>> <BR><BR>(the vector support will be so exciting for me that I'm going to<BR>have to take a day off just to smile and jump up and down for hours at a<BR>time.)<BR><BR>> Each grapheme in SignWriting has two centers: absolute and artistic.<BR>> The absolute center of the grapheme is based on the width and height<BR>> of the
grapheme. The artistic center of a grapheme is context<BR>> dependent. For a hand shape grapheme, the artistic center is the<BR>> center of the palm.<BR>> <BR><BR>Why does the center matter? What purpose does it serve?<BR><BR>> <BR>> Thanks for reading,<BR>> -Steve<BR>> <BR><BR>I hope this helps!<BR><BR>-Alan<BR>-- <BR>.i ko djuno fi le do sevzi<BR><BR></DIV></DIV></div></body></html>