QUESTION: Air Out vs. Exhale?

[Valerie Sutton]

SignWriting List
July 15, 2008

Hello SignWriting Listers!

I hope you are enjoying your July...

Here is a question from someone about breathing symbols, which I just  
answered...thought you might be interested -

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>
> A question about the breathing symbols (Air Out, Air In, Exhale,  
> Inhale):
>
> What is the distinction between:
>
> - Air Out vs. Exhale?
>
> - Air In vs. Inhale?

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Exhale means to breathe out, with or without the air coming out of the  
mouth...The Exhale and Inhale symbols are taken from the singing  
profession. Singers are trained sometimes to take a breath in an exact  
place in the music, and some music scores for singers actually place  
those symbols on the music score, in the exact spot where the the  
singer is supposed to breathe in or out...but it has nothing to do  
with the air itself coming out of the mouth..you can inhale and exhale  
without any air coming out of the mouth...

Obviously inhaling or exhaling occurs when air comes out of the  
mouth...so most of the time there is no need to double up.....if you  
are writing air coming out of the mouth anyway, then it usually is not  
necessary to write the Exhale symbol too...it will be  
assumed...although some people write both and that is fine too...


> My initial thought was that Air Out and Air In specifically indicate  
> mouth breathing where Exhale and Inhale could mean mouth or nose  
> breathing?

Air Out and Air In are more than just "mouth breathing"...they are  
more like "air blowing"...and "air sucking"...the person is making an  
effort to be sure there is emphasis on the fact that the air-blowing  
is important to the sign...

But just breathing through the mouth in a quiet fashion without any  
"grammar-connected-air-blowing", because maybe you have a cold and you  
can't breathe through the nose, would still be the simple Inhale and  
Exhale.


> Do they mean the same thing or do they have different nuances? Where  
> should the exhale and inhale symbols be located when used?

They are located wherever you need them...In the ISWA I have included  
some variation in sizes...

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They can be placed anywhere...even on top of Movement Symbols, if an  
Exhale is important to that specific spot in the movement

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>
>
> Would this symbol also be used for a visible sigh? If so, how would  
> that look different than a mouth/nose breathing?

A visible sigh without air coming from the mouth could be the Inhale- 
Exhale together...and you could add a Tension symbol on the part that  
has the emphasis if you want...if there is air coming out of the mouth  
and the blowing of air is important, you can have air too, and even  
shoulders going up and down to show the visible nature of the sigh...

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>
>
> Are there specific locations that the exhale/inhale symbols are  
> limited to in their appearance?

Generally I think of the center of the body when I place them...I have  
them going towards the center of the body, when possible, but other  
than that you can place them anywhere you feel the information is  
necessary...

I hope this has helped...

Val ;-)
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