Handshapes of same orientation that differ as written in SignPuddle

[Valerie Sutton]

SignWriting List
November 30, 2008

Hello Natasha and Everyone!
You are correct. The second one is not written correctly...I just  
fixed it in the ASL Dictionary Puddle...Thanks for pointing that out  
to us!  Val ;-)






On Nov 30, 2008, at 7:52 AM, Natasha Escalada-Westland wrote:

> Hello again SW colleagues,
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> I am perplexed again as to how to write an explanation of a  
> classifier, this time to describe a vehicle.  In the ASL SignPuddle  
> dictionary I see:
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> A vehicle (presumably making its way along a curvy road)    and
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>   meaning a parked or stopped vehicle.
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> Both dominant hands in the signs shown employ the same location in  
> the sign space and very similar palm orientations as viewed  
> expressively, yet the first uses a symbol that implies floor plane  
> orientation, and the second uses a symbol that implies wall plane  
> orientation.
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> Personally, I feel more comfortable using   for both signs.
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> Any thoughts or comments?
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> Natasha Escalada-Westland, M.Ed. (D/HH), Macromedia Cert.
> www.westlandasl.com
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