[sw-l] Which SignSpelling is best?

[Valerie Sutton]

SignWriting List
April 29, 2005

On Apr 29, 2005, at 9:01 AM, Stuart Thiessen wrote:
> IMHO, I like the first one.  The symbols are clear.  While I
> understand the 2nd one, it took me a moment because I am not used to
> using the same symbol rotated to show the palm facing the body. In all
> fairness, either one could be used as long as one instructed the
> reader on symbol "synonyms" so that they can readily interpret the
> handshape either way.

Thank you, Stuart. Like you, I got used to reading the white palms,
when the palms are facing the chest...so seeing them from overhead is a
new experience, even though it is correct.

Stefan...Did you tell us that your Deaf students preferred to not
switch viewpoints in the middle of a sign? Does this mean they would
prefer number 2?...



-------------- next part --------------
A non-text attachment was scrubbed...
Name: underscores.gif
Type: image/gif
Size: 7765 bytes
Desc: not available
URL: <http://listserv.linguistlist.org/pipermail/sw-l/attachments/20050429/3ce8d46e/attachment.gif>
-------------- next part --------------