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[Stuart Thiessen]

For these kind of situations, I prefer the heel of hand whenever I  
can use it.

Like in Stefan's diagram, I would prefer 
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  in the place of 7 (top) and 9 (bottom).

I don't tend to prefer the additional shadings for diagonals if I can  
avoid it. I would only use it if the detail is crucial for a  
"phonetic" analysis or something like that. In this case, when  
dealing with the flat hand, I think the heel is a very good approach  
that Valerie has designed.

Just my 2¢ worth. :)

Thanks,

Stuart

On 1 Oct 2007, at 09:14 , Adam Frost wrote:

> I am not at a computer right now, but I will answer the question  
> with some suggestions that might help. I see three options. Two for  
> more detail and the other, in my opinion, might be more fitting.  
> There is a flat hand symbol that can show the diagonal angles with  
> 1/4 black. That's one option. Another is to use the heal hand  
> symbol. The third option that I think is more fitting would be to  
> use the flat hand symbol white with the knuckle break and the  
> diagnoal arrows. This is a smiplified spelling that would carry  
> enough information to the knowing signer. Sorry that I can't attach  
> a picture of these examples. I will as soon as I can, unless  
> someone who knows what I am refering to can do it for me. ;-)
>
> Adam
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: "Anne-Claude Prélaz Girod" <acpg at vtxnet.ch>
>
> Date: Mon, 1 Oct 2007 11:48:52
> To:"SW-List" <sw-l at majordomo.valenciacc.edu>
> Subject: [sw-l] (no subject)
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>
> Dear Val
>
> during the workshop this week-end (29-30 sept2007) there was a
> question about handshape in diagonal position.... there a place
> called "VALLEE de JOUX" which is signed like on the picture below...
> drawing a valley with the hands..... the hands are not on the front
> plane neither on the floor plane... they are  in a diagonal position
> (movement diagonal down-left for the right hand, diagonal down -right
> for the left hand)
>
> I think you've got the same hand position for /HOUSE/ in ASL....
> can you tell me how you could write this sign ??
>
> Thanks  for helping me !!
>
> ANny
> Anne-Claude Prélaz Girod
> ruelle des chambres chaudes 1
> 1271 Givrins
> Tel ++41/22.362.52.37
> Fax ++41/22.362.52.66
> mail: acpg at vtxnet.ch
>
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