[sw-l] CLASSIFIERS...ASL document from video

[nemery at U.WASHINGTON.EDU]

okay, thank you - neutral arrowheads for the head movement, and you're right, the fingers have
more of a closing than an opening feeling, so I should use the dark circle.

Nancy


On Mon, 28 Mar 2005, Valerie Sutton wrote:

> SignWriting List
> March 28, 2005
>
> ASL CLASSIFIERS
> In regards to signs 5, 6, 7 and 8...
>
> Sign 5 and 6: The Head Arrow, showing the turning of the head, should not be a
> dark arrowhead for the right hand...it should be a General Arrow...all arrows
> for head movement are neutral in their arrowheads with the general arrow...
>
> Sign 8: The hollow dots showing movement from the middle joints of the fingers,
> means that the fingers are opening and finishing up three times.... Or do you
> mean, what I think you mean, which is bend down three times like
> bend-bend-bend, or close-close-close....we call those Squeeze and the opening
> ones are Flicks do you mean squeeze-squeeze-squeeze or flick-open, flick-open,
> flick-open? If you want the squeeze, then you need dark dots, not light dots...
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