[Sw-l] Tamanho de alguns s ímbolos

[Valerie Sutton]

SignWriting List
April 26, 2021

QUESTION: Small and large Finger Movement Symbols - does size mean how many fingers move?

ANSWER: No. My memory was that the Size is there just for convenience when writing. Some signs need more space to write and so the smaller size is useful in those cases, and some signs look better with the larger symbol. I see Adam feels they do mean “more than one”, but no matter what, they are “one time movement”. If they move “open-open” - in other words - two movements in a row - then there are two written -

Let me look up our early textbooks to be sure of all this (smile)! Did you know that the system in 46 years old? And some of these particulars evolved over time - so it would be good to review it -

What did Madson and Raquel’s book “SignWriting Without Mysteries” say?

The symbols are listed in the ISWA 2010 HTML Reference Manual Online. Here is Group 12:

https://www.signbank.org/iswa/216_sg.html




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> SignWriting List
> April 26, 2021
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> English Translation from Google:
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> Dear Valerie and Adam Frost,
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> A question arose among some fellow SignWriting researchers as to why these symbols have different sizes. When should we write the largest and when should we write the smallest? Does it have anything to do with the amount of fingers that move?
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> Grateful for the attention!
> Josenilson Mendes
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>> On Apr 26, 2021, at 3:20 PM, Josenilson da Silva Mendes <jsm88b at gmail.com <mailto:jsm88b at gmail.com>> wrote:
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>> Caros Valerie e Adam Frost,
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>> Surgiu uma dúvida entre alguns colegas pesquisadores de escrita de sinais sobre a razão pela qual estes símbolos têm tamanhos diferentes. Quando devemos escrever o maior e quando escrever o menor? Tem alguma relação com a quantidade de dedos que se movem?
>> 
>> Grato pela atenção!
>> Josenilson Mendes
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