AW: [sw-l] LESSONS in Finger Movements

[Sandy Fleming]

Stefan,

My idea of what Val's saying is that in BSL, for example, the close-close
would be like a signing a bird chirping with its
beak, whereas the close-open-close (though with the middle finger added to
the handshape) would be like signing putting clothes on a washing line with
spring-loaded clothes pegs.

They're different speeds but it's also a question of what sort of
deliberation is involved?

Sandy

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-sw-l at majordomo.valenciacc.edu
> [mailto:owner-sw-l at majordomo.valenciacc.edu]On Behalf Of Stefan Wöhrmann
> Sent: 17 February 2005 17:10
> To: sw-l at majordomo.valenciacc.edu
> Subject: AW: AW: [sw-l] LESSONS in Finger Movements
>
>
> Hi Valerie,
>
> thank you very much for this new lesson -
>
> in fact I did not know about this difference between
>
> Close-Close and Close-Open-Close --  ;-((
>
> Do you remember a sign (ASL) with "Close - Open - Close"
>
> Maybe its a decission of feeling like the  movement down, down  -
> instead of
> down, up , down
> or the eyes half closed - vs. half - open
> or the difference in rotation focusing on the thumb vs. the baby
> finger ...
> ??
>
> Anyway - an interesting new aspect!  L.I.F.E.
>
> Thank You
>
> Stefan;-)
>
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>
> -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
> Von: owner-sw-l at majordomo.valenciacc.edu
> [mailto:owner-sw-l at majordomo.valenciacc.edu] Im Auftrag von Valerie Sutton
> Gesendet: Donnerstag, 17. Februar 2005 03:30
> An: sw-l at majordomo.valenciacc.edu
> Betreff: Re: AW: [sw-l] LESSONS in Finger Movements
>
> SignWriting List
> February 16, 2005
>
> On Feb 16, 2005, at 3:11 PM, Stefan Wöhrmann wrote:
> > looking at the videos I see mouthmovements and fingermovements -
> > attached you find my suggestion how to transcribe the two signs ...
>
> Thank you for these suggestions, Stefan. We can always look at the
> mouth movements another time, right now I am trying to teach Finger
> Movements, and I have barely begun...
>
> Regarding your two writings...of course the handshape differences in
> your diagram are fine...that is a matter of interpretation...but the
> Finger Movements...I wrote those a little differently...I wrote
> Close-Close, but you wrote Close-Open-Close...see my last
> message...pretty minor difference though...and perhaps again a matter
> of interpretation...;-)
>
> More tomorrow everyone - Thanks for your participation -
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