FRENCH-SWISS Sign for RATER

[Anne-Claude Pr=?ISO-8859-1?B?6Q==?=laz Girod]

thanks for all these variants, I'll show them to the groupe and see which
one they prefer!

Anny

> De : "Valerie Sutton" <sutton at signwriting.org>
> Répondre à : sw-l at majordomo.valenciacc.edu
> Date : Wed, 3 May 2006 09:49:40 -0700
> À : sw-l at majordomo.valenciacc.edu
> Objet : [sw-l] FRENCH-SWISS Sign for RATER
> 
> 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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