question on location symbols

[Anne-Claude Prélaz Girod]

thanks for this great answer!!!
I always forget to lokk into the exsiting webpages... sorry!

Anny

Association "SignEcriture"
www.signecriture.org
mail: signecriture at vtxnet.ch

Le 26 févr. 08 à 00:10, Deaf Action Committee for SignWriting a écrit :

> SignWriting List
> February 25, 2008
>
> Anne-Claude Prélaz Girod wrote:
>> can any one explain what is the difference between these 2 symbols ?
>> I know it's "underneath" something.... but.... what's the difference
>> is one of them in touch with the other hand or arm or body part ?
>
> Hello Anny!
> Thanks for this question. Those symbols are called "Surface  
> Symbols", and they are explained on these two web pages:
>
> Surface Symbols
> http://www.signwriting.org/lessons/elessons/less006.html
> (which you have already translated into French)
>
> and
>
> Surface Symbols 2
> http://www.signwriting.org/lessons/elessons/less028.html
>
> This second page above is the best explanation.
>
> It doesn't matter whether the surface being touched is the arm, or  
> shoulders, or hand...it is talking about any surface of any body part.
>
> The single-line base symbol means touching above or below or to the  
> side of....parallel to the floor.
>
> The double-line base symbol means touching in front of, or in back  
> of a surface, parallel to the front wall.
>
> see attached...these symbols should be used rarely...
>
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> <less028.gif>
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> <less028.gif>
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