SW Questions from Spain, Catalan Sign Language

[Valerie Sutton]

SignWriting List
September 25, 2010

Hello Ramon and everyone -
I hope others will tell us how they would write these movements too...

Here are my answers...

Since the movement finishes in a tight fist, in all three questions (a tight fist is defined as "some fingertips finishing touching the palm of the hand"), I would use two dark dots, the Finger Squeeze symbols, showing the double closing or squeezing of the middle joints of the fingers.

Notice in my attached diagram, there are two sizes of Finger Squeeze Dots.

Example 1 has four fingers bending, so I wrote that with large dots.

Examples 2 and 3 have fewer fingers bending, and because the finishing position still has some fingers extended, I used the smaller size Finger Squeeze Dots, and even placed them on the side of the fist, to make it clear that the fingers that are squeezing are not the ones that remain extended.

I hope the attached diagram is clear...if not, write again with more questions -  Val ;-)



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On Sep 25, 2010, at 7:25 AM, Valerie Sutton wrote:

> SignWriting List
> September 25, 2010
> 
> Hello SW List -
> Ramon sent this message to me. I believe Ramon meant to send it to the SignWriting List....
> 
> Thank you, Ramon, for your questions. Questions are always welcome ;-)
> 
> I hope other teachers on the SignWriting List will help me answer Ramon's questions too...they are interesting ones...
> 
> From: ramon ferrerons ruiz <rferrerons at gmail.com>
> Date: September 24, 2010 9:45:43 AM PDT
> To: sutton at signwriting.org
> Subject: doubts
> 
> Hello Valerie. Hello everyone. Does anyone can tell me how to represent in Signwriting these movements?
> 
> 1) With your hands still, in the position A (ten), flex quickly your index finger, middle finger, ring finger and little finger of your right hand, until you touch your palm twice and then stay so, in the position B (six).
> 
> 2) With your hands still, in the position A (ten), flex quickly your middle finger, ring finger and little finger of your right hand, until you touch your palm twice and then stay so, in the position C (seven).
> 
> 3) With your hands still, in the position A (ten), flex quickly your ring finger and little finger of your right hand, until you touch your palm twice and then stay so, in the position D (eight).
> 
> Thanks in advance. Greetings.
> 
> Ramon
> 
> See attached diagram...
> 
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