Shoulders orientation

[Valerie Sutton]

SignWriting List
January 2, 2014

Thank you, Nancy, very much, for posting these two examples, from your translation and writing of the Book of Acts in American Sign Language.

For those who are new to the SignWriting List, Nancy is just a few books away from completing the ASL translation of the entire New Testament, written in the SignWriting Script, based on the English New Living Translation. You can read her translations on ASLGospel.org, or in SignPuddle Online.

The ASL in these examples is written in vertical columns using three Lanes. Lanes show weight-shifting of the body … If the body’s weight shifts to the right side, then the signs are placed in the Right Lane. If the body’s weight shifts to the left side, then the signs are written in the Left Lane. And if the body’s weight remains center and does not shift, then signs are written in the Center Lane. 

When the shoulders are turned within one phrase, to show facing the corner, the turned shoulder line only needs to be written once within one phrase…The body remains facing the corner, even if some signs do not re-write the turned shoulders, until the reader sees a pause (comma) or period to end the phrase.

Again, thank you, Nancy, for posting these two examples - I love reading it ;-)

I too hope this helps, Dali -

Val ;-)

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On Jan 2, 2014, at 8:45 PM, Romero <romero at signwriting.org> wrote:

> Here's just 2 examples of role shifting/shoulders changing from left to right:
> In the 2 thru 4th column, a voice speaks (from the right, facing left).
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> In the next example, 2nd column, Saul faces right, asking a question.
> 3rd and 4th column, the reply is from the voice speaking; shoulders facing left.
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> The decision was made to include shoulders for role shifting at the beginning of the sentence, and/or after each pause (whichever is appropriate).
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> Hope this helps.
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> Nancy
> ASLGospel.org
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> On Jan 2, 2014, at 9:45 AM, Dali balti <livingtabernacle at YAHOO.FR> wrote:
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>> Hello everyone!
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>> I have one question which I am all the time thinking about.
>> When using signwriting, and let's imagine we do have two people, one on left and the other one on right. I am the story teller/ interpreter. :D
>> When writing, I can use the shoulders turning left to transfer the person on my right's words and vice versa.
>> As I turn my shoulders, shall I continue writing as if the person was in front of me but the shoulders turned away, or I have to write the shoulders turning away and the whole sign as well???
>> In my writings, in order not to be confused and not to make the writing more complexed, I write as if the person were before me and I only change the shoulders orientation!
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>> Does any one know how to help please??? 
>> Thank you all!!!!
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>> Dali
>> :D
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