non-manuals

[MARIA AZZOPARDI]

Dear Valerie,

Thank you ever so much for your detailed answers.. I'm currently in Italy
so I don't have my computer infront of me, however I think it's the
Signwriter 4.1 that I use. It works in MS Dos, and yes you are right the
graphics are not very good, but if what is written can be read, I don't
really mind that much :O)

When I talk of 'non-manuals' I include all facial movement, and yes also
shoulder, torso or head movement. I'm not sure what other linguists
include when they talk of 'non manuals'. I have to do more reading. I
would hope they include roughly the same features in their definitions of
'non manuals'. If there are any other linguists reading this please give
me some feedback.

Anyway thanks again for your descriptions. When I continue transcribing
(in 3wks time after this honeymoon) I'm sure I'll bump into some more
concerns and 'how-to-transcribe' problems. So you'll probably hear from me
soon again.

....Thanks a million!!

maria


> SignWriting List
> May 21, 2004
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> Maria wrote:
>> 3) The data I recorded consists of alot of non-manuals. One reoccuring
>> feature is eye-gaze. If the eyes start at one point, and end at another
>> point, how can you show this without taking up all the space on the
>> face?
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> Here are some examples of rotating eyegaze... The first two show the
> way people write it right now, with the current software, but number 3
> is the way we always did it by hand...you should see some of the
> documents from the 1980's in Denmark by Bente Sparrevohn, who
> transcribed storytelling in Danish Sign Language in SignWriting...her
> documents had these circular eye gaze symbols all the time, but that
> was because the documents were written by hand with ink pens...Maria -
> please tell me if you have further questions...and have a great
> honeymoon!  Val ;-)
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