Negation

[Valerie Sutton]

SignWriting List
July 7, 2012

Wow, Adam - Thank you for this video. You are very good at doing the second head movement, which is not easy…like an Egyptian dance ;-)

And thank you, Andre, for the question. For those who have not seen Andre's diagrams in the Word document, they are:
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The arrows in Example A show the direction of the nose turning to the left, right and left, for example, when you say NO with your head.

The arrows in Example B show the whole head moving side to side, with the nose continuing to look straight forward. The ears are being pulled side to side, just as Adam demonstrated.

Adam, can you place the head symbols actually on the video while you are doing the movement? That would be fantastic if you can…then we can see how to write each movement while watching you do the movement...

I hope you can see Adam's video, Andre - It should help -

Val ;-)

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On Jul 7, 2012, at 6:33 PM, Adam Frost wrote:

> Yes, the two symbols are very different. The double stem arrow on the head means that the nose turn in that direction, and the single stem arrow means the head moves in the direction of the arrow without the face turning. So I am guessing that you want to have A for you negation since B is more like an Egyptian movement. (GRIN). I have attached a video of doing A and then B, but I don't know if you can see it, which is why I tried to explain the movement by words. If you are still unsure, just let me know.
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> Adam
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> On Jul 7, 2012, at 12:59 PM, Gagnon et Thibeault wrote:
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>> Hi Val and everyone,
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>>   You will find the attached negation.  Should I write down A or B if my head shakes from side to side?  Is A different from B?  Are A and B the same negation?
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>>   Best regards,
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>>   André
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