classifier sentence

[CWren at DOE.K12.GA.US]

First...The eyegaze. It is written looking back-diagonal right now, but I 
wonder if you want it to look down-diagonal? If so, then the eyegaze 
should be double-stemmed arrows...The single-stemmed arrows, as you know, 
show eyegaze forward or side or back...movement parallel to the floor...
>ARRRGH!  I thought I remembered being corrected on the eyegaze before, 
and tried to get it right this time.  Obviously I still need work on 
eyegaze...  Is there an E-lesson on that?

Second, the sign for falling down...does the left hand really end with the 
fingers pointing toward the chest? 
>The sign for falling down does indeed end with the fingers pointing back 
at the chest.  I sent a video to you, Val, of the sentence.  Its too big 
to go to the list.

Third...I wonder, in the sign for falling down, if you want the left 
hand's fingers in-between the right hand's fingers? if so, then that would 
be a Brush-Between symbol, which you can find next to the Brush symbol...
>the bent-v (the cat) should be brushed, but either with the right hand 
between the left, or in front of the left. I never sign it the same way 
twice... ::grin::

The next time I teach a sign class I am -SO- going to use signwriting and 
force the students to learn it... it really forces to you to focus on 
exactly what is important in the sign! 

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Cave Spring, GA 30124
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February 11, 2006

Cherie from Georgia School for the Deaf wrote:
This is almost all classifiers... Can you read it? Did I make any spelling 
mistakes this time? ::grin:: It would translate roughly as "I hate it when 
the cat twines between my legs and makes me trip."

Hello Cherie and Everyone!
What a fabulous SignSentence...THANK YOU for taking the time to write 
sentences and to post them to the SignWriting List! This is really 
exciting ;-)

Any spelling mistakes are very minor. I hope you don't mind that I discuss 
the writing of the signs...It is an excellent exercise for all of us, to 
study writing sentences...and everyone makes mistakes ...I know I 
do...Your sentences are valuable for research to learn where things are 
hard and where they are easy -

I noticed three small things...

First...The eyegaze. It is written looking back-diagonal right now, but I 
wonder if you want it to look down-diagonal? If so, then the eyegaze 
should be double-stemmed arrows...The single-stemmed arrows, as you know, 
show eyegaze forward or side or back...movement parallel to the floor...

Second, the sign for falling down...does the left hand really end with the 
fingers pointing toward the chest? If so that is perfect!

Third...I wonder, in the sign for falling down, if you want the left 
hand's fingers in-between the right hand's fingers? if so, then that would 
be a Brush-Between symbol, which you can find next to the Brush symbol...

Any weight shifting in this sentence? There is none written, so I assume 
not...I wonder if there isn't a brief pause between the second and third 
sign...You say: Me standing here...pause?  that would be the comma 
punctuation mark...

I think this is super! Can others on the List read this sentence?  Val ;-)




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