Question about tilting or rocking

[Adam Frost]

After seeing the video, I think you described it perfectly. And Val is  
right that you would need the torso tilts. While the torso tilts are  
normally placed at the shoulder line, I personally would opt to place  
them over the head since there is something that is happening at the  
place the shoulder line would go. Here's what I was thinking.

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Adam

On Jul 7, 2009, at 12:24 AM, Valerie Sutton wrote:

> SignWriting List
> July 6, 2009
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> On Jul 6, 2009, at 11:09 PM, JoSignJ at aol.com wrote:
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>> HI Val,
>> I have a question about the Sign below.  Why mostly it is about the  
>> body figure, I want to be sure I am using it correctly.  In the  
>> video the man is eating with gusto and as he is eating he is  
>> rocking from side to side with each bite. When his right hand comes  
>> up he rocks to the right and when the left hand comes up he rocks  
>> to the left. I wasn't sure how to show that and I thought this  
>> might be the way to do it. Ron side he didn't know how to use the  
>> body figures or it they were on the same plain. I looked in the  
>> books and I couldn't find any information to help me understand how  
>> to use them. So wanted to ask if I was using it right and if that  
>> is how I would use it to show what the action was in the video. ---  
>> It is saved as Mark 6_30-44g.
>> Jonita
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> Hello Jonita and Ron!
> Thank you for the question above. I am answering you on the  
> SignWriting List because tomorrow, Tuesday, I will be away, so if  
> you have further questions be sure to ask teachers on the  
> SignWriting List to help you...they can explain this well, since  
> lots of documents do have the rocking motion of the torso and  
> shoulders that you mention...We call it tilting...Also, if someone  
> can view the video of Mark 6_30-44g, that will help to view the sign  
> you are writing.
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> The symbols for rocking the shoulders from side to side, look like  
> this...
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> They are placed near the Shoulder Line, or sometimes above the  
> head...It seems like you will need two tilting symbols, or maybe  
> even four? because the eating is right-left-right-left?...so that  
> would be tilt right-tilt left-tilt right-tilt left...and you will  
> need to add a Shoulder Line...need to see the sign on the video to  
> be sure...
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> So I hope someone can write the sign based on what is on the  
> video...and I look forward to being back on the List on Wednesday...
>
> Thanks for your question, Jonita!
>
> Val ;-)
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> PS. The little man with the black hair is not used when writing...it  
> is only for specialized computer markers for dictionary sorting that  
> has nothing to do with the actual writing system...
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