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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Hi Nancy and everyone, <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>thank you for your
message. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:12.0pt'>“Well one thing for sure, if there's 12 signers
there will be 12 opinions on how to sign something.” Yes – this is
my experience every day – smile. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:12.0pt'>In addition to that – In these days that we can
use this <span class=hw>ingenious</span> invention of SignWriting we can put
some effort to avoid variations that are not intended. Everybody knows this
kind of change of a given sign according<b><span style='font-weight:bold'> to
the "Chinese Whispers</span></b>" method.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:12.0pt'>SignWriting allows us to write exactly what you want
the signer to do, ... For the purpose of dictionary entries this is important
... <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>On the other hand ... It
is not my main interest to discuss signing. I love to discuss spelling .. so
once you decide to write a given sign it is interesting to me to understand the
description of this sign in order to perform it exactly the way as the scribe would
do himself if he/she has written this given sign correctly.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:12.0pt'>“What ends up is that when we read written sign
language, we read it the way we sign it (at least I do) anyway. “<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:12.0pt'>This is interesting. So your brain just catches the
idea, the concept of the given sign – but you do not follow all the hints
and rules that are expressed in the SW-spelling. Sometimes it is fun to watch
my students signing a new “GebärdenSchrift-Document”. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:12.0pt'>Now and then it happens that they read “mother”
written in GebaerdenSchrift but instead to perform the sign as it is written
they sign a different sign for “mother” ... always funny to watch. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:12.0pt'>On the other hand – I agree and this is one important
aspect of SignWriting. Even if there are documents with lots and lots of spellingproblems
.. the skilled SW-reader should find his way to understand.. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:12.0pt'>All best <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:12.0pt'>Stefan <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>Von:</span></font></b><font
size=2 face=Tahoma><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>
SignWriting List: Read and Write Sign Languages
[mailto:SW-L@LISTSERV.VALENCIACOLLEGE.EDU] <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Im
</span></b></span></font><b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>Auftrag von </span></font></b><font
size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>Romero<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Gesendet:</span></b> Montag, 9. September
2013 00:45<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>An:</span></b>
SW-L@LISTSERV.VALENCIACOLLEGE.EDU<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Betreff:</span></b> Re: help with writing an
ASL sentence for an academic paper</span></font><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'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Well one thing for sure, if there's 12 signers there will be 12
opinions on how to sign something.<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'>What ends up is that when we read written sign language, we read it the
way we sign it (at least I do) anyway. <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'><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'>This is probably no longer a concern, but the way I actually write
LANGUAGE is the following, without any twisting, since written twisting with
simultaneous moving in any direction, in my experience, has not been very easy
to read:<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'><img width=146 height=99 id="_x0032_9dbe061-d46b-4e54-9f89-c365098a4f4b"
src="cid:image001.jpg@01CEAD7A.AEAE31B0" apple-width=yes apple-height=yes><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:
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Nancy<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'>p.s. I have my own dictionary, over 7000 signs (ASL Bible
Dictionary). <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'>On Sep 8, 2013, at 1:45 PM, Stefan Wöhrmann <<a
href="mailto:stefanwoehrmann@GOOGLEMAIL.COM">stefanwoehrmann@GOOGLEMAIL.COM</a>>
wrote:<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:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Hi Cherie<u1:p></u1:p></span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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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'>thanks for clarification ;-))<u1:p></u1:p></span></font><o:p></o:p></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><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Stefan<u1:p></u1:p></span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>Von:</span></font></b><span
class=apple-converted-space><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'> </span></font></span><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>SignWriting List: Read and Write
Sign Languages [mailto:SW-<a href="mailto:L@LISTSERV.VALENCIACOLLEGE.EDU">L@LISTSERV.VALENCIACOLLEGE.EDU</a>]<span
class=apple-converted-space> </span><b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Im
Auftrag von<span class=apple-converted-space> </span></span></b>Cherie
Wren<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Gesendet:</span></b><span
class=apple-converted-space> </span>Sonntag, 8. September 2013 22:26<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>An:</span></b><span
class=apple-converted-space> </span><a
href="mailto:SW-L@LISTSERV.VALENCIACOLLEGE.EDU">SW-L@LISTSERV.VALENCIACOLLEGE.EDU</a><br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Betreff:</span></b><span
class=apple-converted-space> </span>Re: AW: AW: help with writing an ASL
sentence for an academic paper</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<u1:p></u1:p></div>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><font size=4 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Arial'>When i sign "WRITE"
the palm is not perfectly facing to the side or to the front; instead it is
kind of diagonally facing my right shoulder. So when the right hand
'writes' on it, is moving diagonally forward/right. The arrows are
correct, the palm facing is an approximation. Its too much trouble to
delve into the diagonal palm facings for everyday writing...<br>
<br>
cherie<u1:p></u1:p></span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><span
class=apple-converted-space><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> </span></font></span><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Stefan Wöhrmann <<a
href="mailto:stefanwoehrmann@GOOGLEMAIL.COM">stefanwoehrmann@GOOGLEMAIL.COM</a>><br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b><span
class=apple-converted-space> </span><a
href="mailto:SW-L@LISTSERV.VALENCIACOLLEGE.EDU">SW-L@LISTSERV.VALENCIACOLLEGE.EDU</a><span
class=apple-converted-space> </span><br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b><span
class=apple-converted-space> </span>Sunday, September 8, 2013 4:18 PM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b><span
class=apple-converted-space> </span>AW: AW: help with writing an ASL
sentence for an academic paper</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
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<p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span
lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Hi Charles and
friends of the sw-list,</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span
lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'> </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span
lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Well –
there may be a misunderstandig.</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span
lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'> </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span
lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>I discussed
the spelling of two different ways to write the term “write”
... I have got no problem to understand the sign for write with the zig-zag
motion in the end. Of course you can literally “write on your left palm
parallel to the floor” like this.</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span
lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Compared to
that there is a different spelling of “write” left palm
facing the signer. So I would rather expect the right hand moving left to right
instead of diagonally forward to the right ... ;-)</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span
lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>All best</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span
lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Stefan</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>Von:</span></font></b><span
class=apple-converted-space><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'> </span></font></span><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>SignWriting List: Read and Write
Sign Languages [mailto:SW-<a href="mailto:L@LISTSERV.VALENCIACOLLEGE.EDU">L@LISTSERV.VALENCIACOLLEGE.EDU</a>]<span
class=apple-converted-space> </span><b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Im
Auftrag von<span class=apple-converted-space> </span></span></b>Charles
Butler<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Gesendet:</span></b><span
class=apple-converted-space> </span>Sonntag, 8. September 2013 13:56<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>An:</span></b><span
class=apple-converted-space> </span><a
href="mailto:SW-L@LISTSERV.VALENCIACOLLEGE.EDU">SW-L@LISTSERV.VALENCIACOLLEGE.EDU</a><br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Betreff:</span></b><span
class=apple-converted-space> </span>Re: AW: help with writing an ASL
sentence for an academic paper</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'> <u1:p></u1:p><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><font size=4 face=Tahoma><span
style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>Only a partial answer "with
the Delegs Editor" is parallel to "with SignWriting". SignWriting
is a methodology that can be a program (the SignPuddle) or by hand so
"with" is the appropriate preposition. </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><font size=4 face=Tahoma><span
style='font-size:14.5pt;font-family:Tahoma'> </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><font size=4 face=Tahoma><span
style='font-size:14.5pt;font-family:Tahoma'>The zig-zag movement on SignWriting
is stylistic form for finishing a sentence. The double motion of
"writing" above is imbedded in a sentence so one is continuing a
thought. It is not inconsistent if one thinks of the zig-zag as a double motion
with a "written" return. The motion may be exactly the same. </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><font size=4 face=Tahoma><span
style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'> </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><font size=4 face=Tahoma><span
style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>Charles Butler<br>
<a href="mailto:chazzer3332000@yahoo.com">chazzer3332000@yahoo.com</a><br>
240-764-5748<br>
Clear writing moves business forward.</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'> </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;background:white'><font
size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>
<hr size=1 width="100%" align=center>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><span
class=apple-converted-space><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> </span></font></span><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Stefan Wöhrmann <<a
href="mailto:stefanwoehrmann@GOOGLEMAIL.COM">stefanwoehrmann@GOOGLEMAIL.COM</a>><br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b><span
class=apple-converted-space> </span><a
href="mailto:SW-L@LISTSERV.VALENCIACOLLEGE.EDU">SW-L@LISTSERV.VALENCIACOLLEGE.EDU</a><span
class=apple-converted-space> </span><br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b><span
class=apple-converted-space> </span>Sunday, September 8, 2013 5:41 AM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b><span
class=apple-converted-space> </span>AW: help with writing an ASL sentence
for an academic paper</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'> <u1:p></u1:p><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Hi Valerie, Nancy, Adam,
Maria, Guido and friends of the sw-list ;-)) ,</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>I love to discuss this
kind of documents. SignWriting is such a wonderdull tool to discuss different
aspects of any given SL performance on a solid foundation.</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>This is a typical
example. Somebody tries to translate a given concept (idea, phrase, sentence)
to ASL ( or DGS...whatsoever..)</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Now different competent
signers may offer their w r i t t e n answer to this problem.</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>What can be seen again
and again ... there is not the one and only possible translation.</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span class=yiv6897806149hps><font
size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt'>Even if</span></font></span><span
class=yiv6897806149shorttext><span lang=EN> </span></span><span
class=yiv6897806149hps><span lang=EN>the sequence</span></span><span
class=yiv6897806149shorttext><span lang=EN> </span></span><span
class=yiv6897806149hps><span lang=EN>of signs</span></span><span
class=yiv6897806149shorttext><span lang=EN> </span></span><span
class=yiv6897806149hps><span lang=EN>may</span></span><span
class=yiv6897806149shorttext><span lang=EN> </span></span><span
class=yiv6897806149hps><span lang=EN>be the same</span></span><span
class=apple-converted-space> </span><span class=yiv6897806149hps>there are
still lots of possibilities to make individual (perhaps meaningfull)
differences ... In this case the facial expressions...</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span class=yiv6897806149hps><font
size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt'> </span></font></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span class=yiv6897806149hps><font
size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt'>The good
point is that we can discuss our “examples” in detail. We can learn
from each other. We can look at the documents as long as we want to (compared
to video ... ;-)</span></font></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span class=yiv6897806149hps><font
size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt'>We can
easily rewrite or change the document if we wish to.</span></font></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span class=yiv6897806149hps><font
size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt'> </span></font></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span class=yiv6897806149hps><font
size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt'>Looking at
your document Nancy – I have a question. (Same question goes to
Adam ;-)) )</span></font></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span class=yiv6897806149hps><font
size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt'> I
tried to rewrite your sentence with the US- SignPuddle Dictionary. I do not get
the same signs this way. Does this mean that you write this kind of document
from scratch with SignText? </span></font></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span class=yiv6897806149hps><font
size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt'> </span></font></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<div>
<p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span class=yiv6897806149hps><font
size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt'>Nancy, I
would like to discuss your spelling of “Language” - the
way you wrote it both hands move back and forth at the same time. Is this the
way you want to sign it?</span></font></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span class=yiv6897806149hps><font
size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt'> </span></font></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span class=yiv6897806149hps><font
size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt'>Another
spelling question: “written” second sign in the right column.
Left palm facing you, right hand is moving diagonally forward
instead down or to the right ... mh ... compared to your spelling of
SignWriting (left hand palm up, right hand writing zigzag on the palm) the
first spelling seems to be somehow inconsistent. (Although there is no doubt
about that everybody should be able to understand the idea – smile)</span></font></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span class=yiv6897806149hps><font
size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt'> </span></font></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span class=yiv6897806149hps><font
size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt'> </span></font></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span class=yiv6897806149hps><font
size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt'>Now a
discussion apart from SignWriting and spelling...</span></font></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span class=yiv6897806149hps><font
size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt'> </span></font></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span class=yiv6897806149hps><font
size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt'>Both of
you (Nancy and Adam) write a sign for “with” –mh
– (Maybe just because Maria asked for a sentence including
this “with”)</span></font></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span class=yiv6897806149hps><font
size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt'> </span></font></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span class=yiv6897806149hps><font
size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt'>Do not
know ASL but here is my question – from my point of idea
“with” is kind of “with a pen” or “with my
friend” or...”with the delegs Editor” but
“written with (????) SignWriting?</span></font></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span class=yiv6897806149hps><font
size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt'> </span></font></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span class=yiv6897806149hps><font
size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt'>I am
looking forward to your answers.</span></font></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span class=yiv6897806149hps><font
size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt'> </span></font></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span class=yiv6897806149hps><font
size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt'>All best</span></font></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span class=yiv6897806149hps><font
size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt'> </span></font></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span class=yiv6897806149hps><font
size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt'>Stefan</span></font></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span class=yiv6897806149hps><font
size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt'> </span></font></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span class=yiv6897806149hps><font
size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt'> </span></font></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span class=yiv6897806149hps><font
size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt'> </span></font></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span
lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'> </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span
lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'> </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span
lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>Von:</span></font></b><span
class=apple-converted-space><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'> </span></font></span><font
size=2 face=Tahoma><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>SignWriting
List: Read and Write Sign Languages [mailto:SW-<a
href="mailto:L@LISTSERV.VALENCIACOLLEGE.EDU">L@LISTSERV.VALENCIACOLLEGE.EDU</a>]<span
class=apple-converted-space> </span><b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Im
Auftrag von<span class=apple-converted-space> </span></span></b>Romero<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Gesendet</span></b></span></font><b><font
size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:
bold'>:</span></font></b><span class=apple-converted-space><font size=2
face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'> </span></font></span><font
size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>Sonntag,
8. September 2013 01:56<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>An:</span></b><span
class=apple-converted-space> </span><a
href="mailto:SW-L@LISTSERV.VALENCIACOLLEGE.EDU">SW-L@LISTSERV.VALENCIACOLLEGE.EDU</a><br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Betreff:</span></b><span
class=apple-converted-space> </span>Re: help with writing an ASL sentence
for an academic paper</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'> <u1:p></u1:p><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<div>
<p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'> <u1:p></u1:p><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<div>
<p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'><image001.jpg><u1:p></u1:p><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'> <u1:p></u1:p><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>Here's an example of an example:<u1:p></u1:p><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'> <u1:p></u1:p><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<div>
<p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>Facial expression eyebrows up, index finger points
down 2x (This)<u1:p></u1:p><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>Fingerspelling for ASL<u1:p></u1:p><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>2 horizontal lines for a pause<u1:p></u1:p><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<div>
<p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>Sign for AMERICA (fingers intertwined, making a small
horizontal circle)<u1:p></u1:p><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<div>
<p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>Sign for SIGN (2 index fingers travel in vertical
oblong circle, alternating)<u1:p></u1:p><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>Sign for LANGUAGE ( "L" handshapes facing
floor moving outward while rotating)<u1:p></u1:p><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>2 horizontal lines for a pause<u1:p></u1:p><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>Sign for SHOW (flat left hand, right index touching
palm of L hand, both move forward together twice)<u1:p></u1:p><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>Sign for WRITING (flat L palm, R hand as if holding
pen moves diagonal on floor plane, 2x)<u1:p></u1:p><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>Sign for WITH (2 "A" handshapes together,
baby fingers toward the floor<u1:p></u1:p><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>Sign for SIGN (shown previously)<u1:p></u1:p><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>Sign for WRITING (former sign for WRITE with zigzag
writing movement. This is only one variation)<u1:p></u1:p><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>2 horizontal lines for a pause<u1:p></u1:p><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>Fingerspelled S and W (another way to sign SIGN
WRITING)<u1:p></u1:p><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>Thick horizontal line for the end of the sentence.<u1:p></u1:p><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'> <u1:p></u1:p><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'> <u1:p></u1:p><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'> <u1:p></u1:p><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'> <u1:p></u1:p><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'> <u1:p></u1:p><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>On Sep 7, 2013, at 4:41 PM, maria galea <<a
href="mailto:signwriting.maria@gmail.com" target="_blank" shape=rect
ymailto="mailto:signwriting.maria@gmail.com">signwriting.maria@gmail.com</a>>
wrote:<u1:p></u1:p><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'> <u1:p></u1:p><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>Dear list members particularly ASL users,<u1:p></u1:p><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'> <u1:p></u1:p><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>A friend of mine who happens to be a linguist in the
field of writing systems of the world is hoping to include the mentioning of
SignWriting as a writing system of the world, and he has asked if someone could
translate the following sentence into ASL SignWriting:<u1:p></u1:p><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'> <u1:p></u1:p><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>"This is an American sign
language example written with SignWriting "</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<u1:p></u1:p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'> <u1:p></u1:p><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>If you could add sign-to-meaning
correspondences, syntactic factors, and lexical selection considerations would
be helpful for him.</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<u1:p></u1:p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'> <u1:p></u1:p><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Thank you! It would be great if
SignWriting makes its way into the academic field of writing systems, so thank
you very much for helping out with this (i can't do it myself, because I'm not
an ASL user)</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<u1:p></u1:p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'> <u1:p></u1:p><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><font size=3 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial'>best regards to everyone!</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><font size=3 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial'>maria</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt'> <u1:p></u1:p><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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