[sw-l] BSL Fingerspelling (Part 3)

[Bill Reese]

Sandy,
That's an interesting progression.  It will be interesting to see how it
pans out.  While I don't sign  BSL, I did notice that your
simplification is still a bit top-heavy in needing to use an asterick to
indicate contact.   Makes me wonder if there is a simplified way to
write that symbol.  How about just an "x"?

Bill


Sandy Fleming wrote:

>Finally, here's some examples of BSL fingerspelling being written this way.
>
>You'll notice that I've written "BBC" as a sign rather than a sequence of
>letters. Others are sequences of letters with double and even triple letters
>written as one with the contact done as it would be in real-life
>fingerpelling.
>
>All this seems to me to "feel right": two- and three-letter abbreviations
>are often done more like a sign than a sequence of letters.
>
>Sometimes (but not illustrated here) I find it hard to decide whether it's
>best to show the actual movement or whether it's better just to write a
>sequence of letters. Perhaps it's a matter of taste.
>
>The way I've written "BBQ" may be a bit over the top but it came quite
>naturally. I think it's good the way it shows that the left hand doesn't
>actually move throughout the whole sign.
>
>I'm not sure how clear my writing is hear, but the little mark under the
>letter "C" is supposed to be a tilde (a stress mark).
>
>That's enough for now, I think!
>
>Opinions and ideas?
>
>Sandy Fleming
>
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