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[Adam Schembri]

Thanks Steve
So you are saying that the DGS collection includes 17,796 different
transcriptions (some of which may be variant 'spellings' of the same sign)
rather than unique signs - would that be a more accurate characterisation?
Thanks,
Adam
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On 3/07/12 9:27 , "Steve Slevinski" <slevin at SIGNPUDDLE.NET> wrote:

>Hi Adam,
>
>On 7/2/12 5:59 PM, Adam Schembri wrote:
>> The number of unique signs in the German Sign Language (DGS) Dictionary
>> caught my eye - that's a very high number compared to other collections.
>The number of signs in SignPuddle does not have any lexical meaning; it
>is a unique spelling calculation.  There are 4 types of spelling
>variability with the Modern SignWriting encoding model.  Any spelling
>variation is counted as a unique sign.
>
>> we do have to be careful when comparing
>> sign language dictionaries, glossaries and wordlists because the same
>> approach to documenting and recording sign languages is not taken across
>> all of them.
>Very true.  The SignPuddle collections are mostly end user entered
>without editorial oversight.  We do discuss spelling and improve some of
>the signs, but each collection is a reflection of those who use
>SignPuddle of their own free will.
>
>Regards,
>-Steve
>