[sw-l] thumb diagonal down

[Charles Butler]

>From the side, I wasn't sure whether this was in-and-out or simply cyclic motion.  I chose cyclic motion so there is no "closer" or "farther away" thickness.

Charles

Sandy Fleming <sandy at scotstext.org> wrote:
Thanks, Charles.

Also apologies because the arrows were meant to show alternating (cycling)
motion, not motion together, although I see from my own diagram that this
was my mistake.

I was particularly interested in the way you drew the circle arrows as ovals
without thickness. How does the reader know which way the hands are
circling? Have you positioned the arrowheads on the thik part of the oval to
show which part is nearest? Or are the arrows to be read as being on the far
side?

Sandy

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Subject: RE: [sw-l] thumb diagonal down


Sandy and all,

I'm going on instinct here, but this is how I would write it.


Sandy Fleming wrote:
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...
>
>


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

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