[sw-l] Building Dictionaries

Sandy Fleming sandy at FLEIMIN.DEMON.CO.UK
Fri Jan 28 20:08:33 UTC 2005


Hi Charles!

I don't think that's right - the palm should be facing away from the signer
at all times. It's indicating the river on the picture on a vertical TV
screen.

On the other hand, I now realise I should have used your "serpent" handshape
for the whole sign - the fingers are together rather than spread!

Sandy

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-sw-l at majordomo.valenciacc.edu
[mailto:owner-sw-l at majordomo.valenciacc.edu]On Behalf Of Charles Butler
Sent: 28 January 2005 13:48
To: sw-l at majordomo.valenciacc.edu
Subject: RE: [sw-l] Building Dictionaries


Hey Sandy,

Try this (my rendition of Eastenders.  I kept your handshape, but notice
that the orientation is sticking out (fingers are separated from the hand),
and though I'd keep the same number of hands, you need to show the rotation
as it moves over from one orientation to another. I ended it with a sea
serpent's mouth, like the sign (smile).

Charles


Sandy Fleming <sandy at FLEIMIN.DEMON.CO.UK> wrote:
What a challenge!

Have I got everything the right way up?

Can it be written with fewer hands? :)

Sandy

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-sw-l at majordomo.valenciacc.edu
> [mailto:owner-sw-l at majordomo.valenciacc.edu]On Behalf Of Trevor Jenkins
> Sent: 28 January 2005 09:55
> To: sw-l at majordomo.valenciacc.edu
> Subject: RE: [sw-l] Building Dictionaries
>
>
> On Fri, 28 Jan 2005, Sandy Fleming wrote:
>
> > Do people have signs for rivers, seas and oceans? I must admit
> I don't know
> > any!
>
> I can't think of any either but ... the BBC TV soap opera Eastenders uses
> a C shape tracing the route of the River Thames as it appears on the
> programme's title sequence. ;-)
>
> Regards, Trevor
>
> <>< Re: deemed!
>
>
>

> ATTACHMENT part 2 image/gif name=eastenders.gif



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