SW-HamNoSys

[Gerard Meijssen]

Hoi,
It is not about differences in orthography. It is about transcription from
one script to another. When it is not possible to transcribe to Hamnosys
without the variance you describe, you effectively remove much of the value
of Hamnosys for scientific purposes.

Consider, SignWriting is more precise and we are considering the same sign
with meanings different in multiple sign languages. The notion of phonology
is consequently a non-issue. My understanding of Hamnosys is that it is
only used by science..
Thanks,
      Gerard

On 3 July 2012 15:56, Dan Parvaz <dparvaz at gmail.com> wrote:

> Interesting question, Gerard. The question behind that is whether each
> parameter of a sign can be represented in one and only one way. Taking
> handshapes again (because they're easy to talk about), does a given
> handshape
> (say, ILY) have a unique HamNoSys form, or can it be written in a number of
> different ways (horns + thumb, 5 - ring and pinky, fist + thumb, index,
> pinky,
> etc.). Then the choice may say something about the sign it's used in, or
> how the
> writer/signer construes the handshape, or the phonology of the signed
> language
> involved (parallel with IPA for spoken language: is it an /s/, or a
> devoiced /z/?
> Depends).
>
> So HNS experts out there... which is it? Unique representation, or a
> number of
> choices?
>
> Cheers,
>
> -Dan.
>
>
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