Eye-Blinks

[Kimberley Shaw]

I vote for #3! Easy to write, and not too hard to memorize.
-- Kim from Boston

On 1/20/07, Valerie Sutton <signwriting at mac.com> wrote:
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> SignWriting List
> January 20, 2007
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> Stuart Thiessen wrote:
> > I am transcribing a video and noticed that the eye-blinks in this
> > video seem significant. As far as I can tell from the Archives and
> > the website, we have not discussed that issue online. I am curious
> > if any of you have written blinks before. For now, I am thinking of
> > just writing it as closed eyes or two heads with one having closed
> > eyes then one having open eyes. Sometimes, this happens during the
> > pause between signs. I have noticed that in ASL, the eyeblinks can
> > indicate almost an end of sentence or end of thought or transition
> > between thoughts. I haven't studied this in enough detail to be
> > sure of that conclusion though. Any thoughts or feedback on writing
> > this? Thanks, Stuart
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> Hello Stuart and Everyone -
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> My one message for today ;-)
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> Here are 4 possible new symbols that could be added to the
> IMWA...Years ago I wrote some of these possibilities on a piece of
> paper and when you mentioned it, I found the paper...and wanted to
> share with you...what do you think of these four symbols? (see
> attached)....
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> The top two...1 and 2... fit with fluttering eyelashes, and fit with
> our general arrow system...number 3 with the line through a circle,
> is the easiest to write by hand and takes the least space...number 4
> is gentle and easy to write...
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> I saw your blending the two, Stuart, and that is not a bad idea
> too...the symbol ends up looking a little strange though, when you
> blend them, so that is why I separated them..but I am open to
> suggestions...
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> There is also a squeeze tension symbol that could be added for a
> tense blink...
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> Do any of these make sense for blinking motion to you?
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> Once we decide on them, then we just memorize what they are supposed
> to mean...and I will add them to the IMWA... Val ;-)
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