[sw-l] Parkhurst phrase symbols

[Stuart Thiessen]

Wonderful!  Thanks!  :)

Do you find it makes a difference if you connect the lines or don't
connect the lines but use them like brackets [ ... ] ?

Thanks,

Stuart

On Mar 10, 2005, at 15:24, Valerie Sutton wrote:

> SignWriting List
> March 10, 2005
>
> Stuart Thiessen wrote:
>> I wondered if you included the phrase symbols in IMWA that the
>> Parkhursts used when you have a set of facial expressions that hold
>> through a sequence of signs. I was working in SignText and was
>> looking to find those symbols. I don't know what others think about
>> marking facial expressions this way, but I found it helpful.
>
> Yes. Those symbols are called Unit-Connecting-Lines in Sutton Movement
> Writing. They are not just for Facial Expressions, although that may
> be the way that Steve applied those symbols. Here is how to find them
> in the IMWA...The corner-like symbol can be combined with a straight
> line and then the other corner...so you piece them together depending
> on how long your unit is, that you are connecting...see diagram...
>
>
> <Unit-Connectting-Line.gif>