[sw-l] SignSpelling Rules and Guidelines

[Stuart Thiessen]

That is what I was going to say, but Charles said it first ...  <grin> 
... Those are good examples from ASL if Charles is right ... <grin>

Thanks,

Stuart

On Jan 27, 2005, at 14:11, Charles Butler wrote:

> I believe the ones on the left are single motions by one to four 
> fingers, in this case a movement downward from the first joint.  The 
> second group are trills (uncounted movements up and down) from the 
> same point, the first finger. 
>   
> You'd use the first for "bye bye" in ASL, and the second for 
> "fingerspell" in ASL.
>  
> <bye_2.png> (bye, fingers move as a unit, twice), 
> <fingerspell.png>(all fingers trill)
>  
> Is this a good example?
>  
> Charles
>
> Valerie Sutton <sutton at signwriting.org> wrote:
> SignWriting List
> January 27, 2005
>
> SignSpelling Rules and Guidelines...
>
> Tini Pel wrote:
> > As far as I know, they are the same except in the right panel you do
>  > the
> > movement twice.Boy, I hope I am right. A good lesson, 
> Tini.SignWriting
>  > List
>
> Ha! I am so glad you answered, Tini...No. I am sorry to say that is not
>  correct...
>
> Other List members...please answer this question...I need a few more
>  people to answer before I teach the symbols...
>
>
>
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