[sw-l] thumb diagonal down

[Sandy Fleming]

Hi Val & everybody!

I was just going to ask this qestion about diagonals because I was tryign to
write the BSL sign for "travel".

After reading your answers I still don't understand how to write it, though!

Here's an example of the sign written as seen by someone standing to the
signer's left.

How do I write it from the expressive viewpoint?

Thanks!

Sandy

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-sw-l at majordomo.valenciacc.edu
> [mailto:owner-sw-l at majordomo.valenciacc.edu]On Behalf Of Valerie Sutton
> Sent: 01 March 2005 04:10
> To: sw-l at majordomo.valenciacc.edu
> Subject: Re: [sw-l] thumb diagonal down
>
>
> SignWriting List
> February 28, 2005
>
> I would write gas, petrol, or benzin in these ways...the first one is
> easiest...the second one shows diagonal action of the wrist, which puts
> the hand at a weird angle to make that diagonal wrist motion...So I
> would not worry about the palm facing...that would only confuse the
> point, which is the direction of the thumb...
>
>
-------------- next part --------------
A non-text attachment was scrubbed...
Name: travel.gif
Type: image/gif
Size: 8047 bytes
Desc: not available
URL: <http://listserv.linguistlist.org/pipermail/sw-l/attachments/20050301/81c507f6/attachment.gif>