Malta-Scorpion

[Stefan Woehrmann2]

Hi Charles,

I looked for "Scorpion" in DGS - another sign for SignBank2000 ;-))

Stefan ;-)



----- Original Message -----
From: "Charles Butler" <chazzer3 at EROLS.COM>
To: <SW-L at ADMIN.HUMBERC.ON.CA>
Sent: Saturday, June 01, 2002 12:15 PM
Subject: Re: Malta-Scorpion


> I guess I see a split where other people don't.  If I switch to the top of
> the head, this is ONLY for me for those signs where the hand is physically
> above the head, not in front of it, like "You are alone" which shows the
top
> of the head to show the hand out in front of the body.
>
> Trying to find out where, to me, the back of the hand is, is important,
and
> the split on the hand on the box, is going the wrong way on the G hand.
The
> split hand (without the gap for outward) shows me the orientation is not
> exactly pointed straight out but at an angle, which is always a confusing
> position to write anyway.
>
> Does anyone else see this this way?  I realize we are still exploring.
>
> Charles
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Stefan Woehrmann2 <stefanwoehrmann at HOTMAIL.COM>
> To: <SW-L at ADMIN.HUMBERC.ON.CA>
> Sent: Saturday, June 01, 2002 5:30 AM
> Subject: Re: Malta-Scorpion
>
>
> > discussion: writing handshapes in different perspectives
> >
> > Hi Charles
> > In your second spelling you use a different symbol for the handshape -
> >
> >
> > SSS : 01 - 02 - 004 - 01 - 02     (hand up, back of hand to the right)
> >
> > I understand your idea to stick to the top down view - but in this case
> > there has to be somewhere the gap to inform the reader -
> > As far as I know there are no top-down views included in the SSS for
> > handorientations with fingers pointing upward - and I do not miss them.
> >
> > To me it would not be any problem to use the top down view for the head
> in
> > order to show exactly where to contact the top of the head ( if this is
> > neccessary)  and to add the handsymbol that includes in itself all
> > information about orientation as you can see from the SSS
> >
> >  see next message
> >
> > Stefan :-)
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Charles Butler" <chazzer3 at EROLS.COM>
> > To: <SW-L at ADMIN.HUMBERC.ON.CA>
> > Sent: Friday, May 31, 2002 12:38 PM
> > Subject: Re: Malta-Scorpion
> >
> >
> > > Whenever I change perspective, I look at the hand from that
perspective.
> > > Since I'm looking down from the top, the hand must be half and half
> rather
> > > than all black as I am seeing the edge of the hand rather than the
back
> of
> > > the hand.
> > >
> > > This is the only way I know of to show the "back top" of the head as
> > opposed
> > > to the front top of the head, like one of the signs I have seen for
> > > "Pharaoh" with a serpent brushing up from the forehead.  (two signs
> > > attached)
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: Charles Butler <chazzer3 at EROLS.COM>
> > > To: <SW-L at ADMIN.HUMBERC.ON.CA>
> > > Sent: Thursday, May 30, 2002 8:55 PM
> > > Subject: Re: Malta-Scorpion
> > >
> > >
> > > > Here's my take on it.  If the back is at the bottom looking at the
top
> > of
> > > > the head, this should be accurate for "scorpion"
> > > >
> > > > Charles Butler
> > > >
> > >
> >
>

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