Sign Names in SignWriting ;-)

[Valerie Sutton]

SignWriting List
April 30, 2007

K.J. Boal wrote:
> I personally put the contact symbols as close to the point of  
> contact as possible.  So, I have them under the handshape if it's  
> at the top of the head, over the handshape if it's at the chin, and  
> as for the side of the face... I'd usually have the contact symbols  
> above the handshape because you tend to make contact with the  
> fingers, not the thumb or the heel of the hand.

Actually, Kelly Jo, in this case, there are rules...if I have  
understood correctly what you said above, it sounds like you are  
placing the contact stars right next to the area of contact with the  
hand separated from the position of the contact? If I have  
misunderstood your words above, please forgive...smile...gives me a  
great excuse to explain the Position of Contact once again! ;-)

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The Position of Contact rule is very important as you know. The  
contact stars cannot get in the way of the Position of Contact.  We  
write the hands right next to the face, without the contact symbols  
in the way, because we are writing the way it looks in real life, and  
then the contact symbols are put around that Position of Contact...so  
we have been discussing once the hand is close to the face, then do  
we put the contact stars above or below?

There is a web page that describes The Position of Contact Rule. It  
is explained in detail here...

Position of Contact Rule
http://www.signwriting.org/lessons/elessons/less063.html

see screen capture below

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