FRENCH-SWISS Sign for RATER

[Valerie Sutton]

SignWriting List
May 3, 2006

Anne-Claude Prélaz Girod from French-Switzerland wrote:
> in the sign I join.... I'm trying to write the fact that the /C/  
> handshape
> closes on the nose... the hand stays exactly in the same position  
> and...
> closes in a fist position (/S/ handshape)... should I write it the  
> way I did
> or would it be better to only write a dark dot (the only problem I  
> see with
> writing the dot is that the reader cannot guess what is the end  
> position!)
> Is it better to write the 2 handshape on top of each other or side by
> side...

Yes...It is always best to write both beginning and ending positions  
if you want complete accuracy...and when you do that, you do not need  
any dots! Dots were only developed so we could get rid of one of  
those positions and shorten the writing...but when you do not shorten  
the writing, there is no need for any dots...If you choose to shorten  
the writing and only write one position, then use the dark dot on the  
finishing position, since it is the Position of Contact...it holds  
the meaning in the sign...

I have placed four versions of RATER in your French-Swiss  
SignPuddle...maybe you need to go in and clean it a little...here are  
the ones I added...all of them are technically correct but you may  
want to choose one or two that are easier for your group to read...


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