[Sw-l] Questioning about correct finger movement symbol - the correct writing for the crab sign

[Profo Rubens Almeida]

*Hello Valerie, Adam and all SignWriting List! I would like to thank
Valerie and Adam for the comments, they were very significant!I'm still
afraid to use this symbol, next weekend I will post here on the SignWriting
List a video to explain my thoughts on using this symbol.*



[image: Sinal - Rubens _Vetor com borda.png]

Em sex, 4 de out de 2019 às 11:16, Valerie Sutton <sutton at signwriting.org>
escreveu:

> SignWriting List
> October 4, 2019
>
> Hello Everyone!
> Thank you, Rubens, for this interesting question, and thank you, Adam, for
> your response. This is an interesting sign indeed!
>
> I think you have chosen the correct symbol, Rubens, to write this
> Brazilian sign. The Finger Movement Symbol, for side to side movement
> between two fingers, has, up until now, only been for side to side movement
> of two fingers... For example, the ASL sign for SHEEP (see attached). The
> index and middle fingers touch each other as they move side to side. But
> for the first time, Rubens, you show us that sometimes the two fingers can
> be crossed, one on top of the other, and touch while moving up and down in
> the crossed position. I think the same Finger Movement Symbol can be used
> for both side to side, and up and down, depending on the hand symbol that
> is written.
>
> So thank you for informing us, and we will add that to the definition of
> the Finger Movement Symbol. See two attachments:
>
> On Thu, Oct 3, 2019 at 9:29 PM Adam Frost <icemandeaf at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> That is truly an interesting sign. I’m not even sure I can really do it
>> myself, but that isn’t the point. ;-)
>>
>> My first thought would be to write both handshapes to show the change,
>> but that is because I would probably need that information since the
>> movement with crossed fingers is foreign to me.
>>
>> If you are seeing the finger movement as scissoring, then I suspect this
>> is the correct movement.
>>
>> From a writing view point, it seems to capture the sign. I’m not sure I
>> would have been able to figure out the sign correctly had I not already
>> seen it. Again, that might be more related to it being foreign to me than
>> it being written incorrectly.
>>
>>
>> Adam
>>
>> On Oct 3, 2019, at 4:45 PM, Rubens Almeida <
>> rubens.escritadesinais at GMAIL.COM> wrote:
>>
>> Hello everyone SignWriting List! I need help writing the crab sign
>> correctly. I don't know if the finger movement symbol displayed by the
>> video is correct. Thank you for your attention!
>>
>> https://youtu.be/2nzPDcGZfK0
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