BSL for "Easter"?

[Valerie Sutton]

SignWriting List
March 4, 2007

Hi Sandy!
Glad at least the Rub and Brush got cleared up! smile...

You are right that the Surface Symbol is a lot of detail...so take  
that away if you feel it is not needed...that is fine with me! You  
are right that if people know the writing system, and the sign  
itself, then such detail is not necessary..

I look forward to seeing your new project...

Val ;-)





On Mar 4, 2007, at 2:46 PM, Sandy Fleming wrote:

> Thanks, Val!
>
> I'll use the sign you wrote.
>
> Seems I need to go back and review the basics - I think I might have
> been writing "brush" for "rub" and "rub" for "brush" for some time
> now  :\
>
> As for the "surface" symbol - I always find a sort of conflict with  
> that
> sort of thing. Obviously native signers of a particular language don't
> need signs to be fully embellished, but on the other hand, is it worth
> doing it so that "foreigners" can read exactly what's going on?
>
> It's a bit like Arabic where you have the choice between either  
> writing
> the vowels or not. Native speakers don't see the point in writing  
> them,
> learners can barely manage to read a text without.
>
> Anyway, thanks for the sign, I'll try and get this new page done
> soon  :)
>
> Sandy
>
> On Sun, 2007-03-04 at 14:11 -0800, Valerie Sutton wrote:
>> SignWriting List
>> March 4, 2007
>>
>> Hello Sandy!
>> Thanks for this message and for your web site:
>>
>> http://bsltext.org/
>>
>> I really like the poems on your web site and I look forward to seeing
>> your new web page!
>>
>> I have now placed my version of the sign for Easter in the BSL
>> SignPuddle, so you can find it there:
>>
>> http://www.signbank.org/signpuddle/sgn-GB/index.php
>>
>> Attached is a screen capture of the two signs for Easter there now...
>>
>> I actually think that this is a hard sign. It depends on how accurate
>> you need to be. For accuracy, I placed the Surface Symbol near the
>> Brush Symbol, which states that the Brush is being done on top of the
>> surface of the other hand...but maybe it is not necessary? What do
>> you think?
>>
>> Also, notice the Brush Symbol is a dot with a circle around it, not a
>> Rub Symbol, which I think you wrote in your attached file?  A Brush
>> comes off the surface, but a Rub Symbol stays on the hand and never
>> leaves it...Val ;-)
>>
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