Snow White questions

MARIA AZZOPARDI maria.azzopardi at UM.EDU.MT
Mon May 19 07:53:04 UTC 2008


Just adding my two cents worth.
I checked both variations of SQUIRREL in SignPuddle. I must agree that the
one shown from the side at an angle is easier to read.

Maria

> If you look at the ASL sign in the SignPuddle for Squirrel is is shown
> from the side at an angle, and it makes it much easier to write with the
> fingertips touching so it matches.  The split hands for half and half
> rotated make the orientations both clear and intuitive.  I am also going
> to load another squirrel in their with this orientation up and down so
> that you can see it in another way.
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> Charles
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> squirrel
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>   squirrel
> squirrel; small tree-dwelling rodent who eats nuts.
>  Source: Charles Butler
> Modified: May 18, 2008 18:39
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> Charles
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> kjoanne403 at hotmail.com wrote:Snow White questions
> Hi, Val and everyone!
> I have some questions about some of the signs on this page.  In this
> scene, Snow White runs through the forest, and then collapses (or trips
> and falls) and rests her head on her hands as she's lying on the ground
> crying.  What would be the best way to write the head resting on the
> hands?
>
> My second question is about the final sign, SQUIRREL.  I need the palms
> together in such a way that the bent index and middle fingers touch
> fingertips.  If the hands were oriented so that the palms were sideways to
> the body, that wouldn't be a problem; but I need the left hand palm-up and
> the right hand palm-down.  The sign as you see it is the best I felt I
> could do, but the fingertips really don't look right.  Does anyone else
> have a better suggestion?
>
> Thanks,
> KJ
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