AW: [sw-l] POLAND ...symbol for opening eyes?

[Stefan Wöhrmann]

Hi Val, Bill, Lucy and friend,... 

 

Well Lucy just use the usual symbol for “eyes open” – but the bug eyes if
somebody wakes up with fear, great astonishment, or is afraid that he did
not hear/feel ( ,-)))  the alarm clock and now .. hm well . any disaster ...


 

I agree Valerie – the eyes are open – well expressed with the first symbol –
and additional signs are not necessary. They blow up the system and make it
less easy to understand and write tiny variations in performance that would
happen nevertheless. 

 

What I do not understand –and particiants of my workshops ask everytime for
explanation – 

 

(A typical question of that kind – that people do not need the sign for
actual reading/writing but since it is in the symbol set they would love to
understand the meaning of the symbol – there are a couple of these signs
that show up seldom or never in the documents I could read so far - smile)

 

Is there a difference between “eyes half open” or “eyes half closed” – or it
is just a feeling like glass of water half filled (smiled) empty or full –

 

What is your reason to invent two different symbols for this expression of
weakness, tiredness, illness .almost.falling asleep -  or what other
situations you may think of – that your eyes are not open  but they are also
not closed yet -? 

 

Stefan ;-) 

 

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Von: owner-sw-l at majordomo.valenciacc.edu
[mailto:owner-sw-l at majordomo.valenciacc.edu] Im Auftrag von Valerie Sutton
Gesendet: Freitag, 6. Mai 2005 01:29
An: sw-l at majordomo.valenciacc.edu
Betreff: Re: [sw-l] POLAND ...symbol for opening eyes?

 

SignWriting List
May 5, 2005

Bill Reese wrote:

This had me wondering why not an oval for a normally opened eye.  I rewrote
Lucinda's symbol with that idea. 


That would add another symbol to the IMWA, Bill...do you think it is really
necessary? The first one in the attached diagram is really Eyes Open...the
word Open is missing. Where would you put your oval eyes?...



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