[Sw-l] Six SignWriting Topics
Jonathan Duncan
joyoduncan at GMAIL.COM
Sun Dec 25 16:22:21 UTC 2022
Hi Carlos, Uta, Val and list,
Have you started the weekly zoom meetings yet for producing the
videos? Or is that still a work in progress?
Jonathan
On 11/14/2022 10:18 AM, Carlos Cristian Libras wrote:
> Uta and List...
>
> I was talking to Valerie privately about this project and I came to
> the conclusion that we need to have languages other than International
> Signs.
> We can elect one or more representatives for each sign language
> active in that community and create a standard roadmap. And this
> script will be available later on signwriting.org
> <http://signwriting.org> so that if in a few years some other sign
> language wants to continue the project, they will already have the
> script in hand, just needing to record and adapt small parts for the
> local culture.
> Soon (when the other ongoing projects are finished or nearing
> completion) we will send an email to the entire list asking who from
> each country volunteers for this project.
> My initial plan is to have a weekly zoom meeting between these
> participants to organize the script together and determine the order
> of content, deadline and collaboration.
>
> We have a lot to gain from this exchange and signwriting will become
> more present around the world.
>
> On Mon, Nov 14, 2022 at 12:11 PM Uta Meißner <uta.hielscher at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> Dear Val, your idea of making sign writing accessible to more deaf
> people through video tutorials is great. I myself belong to the
> group that has difficulty reading English. It's my foreign language.
>
> There are already some tutorial videos in ASL from SignWriting.
> https://www.youtube.com/signwriting or more precisely
> https://www.youtube.com/c/SignWritingOrg/playlists?view=50&sort=dd&shelf_id=2
> <https://www.youtube.com/c/SignWritingOrg/playlists?view=50&sort=dd&shelf_id=2>
> I think that's a good thing, just that it's not enough. :)
>
> I also created some tutorial videos myself in DGS. Unfortunately,
> this website no longer exists, which surprises me. I hope this
> page will be back online. www.delegs.de <http://www.delegs.de>
>
> I think, so that the project isn't that big, it's good to focus on
> international first. I think quite a lot of people would be able
> to understand international language videos because it's more show
> than sign.
> But I don't know how many of us here dare to do it :) I can do
> International Sign, but I don't know if my skills are good enough.
> The videos are permanently online.
>
> I also have questions about the wrist movements. :)
>
> Best regards
> Uta
>
> On Mon, Nov 14, 2022 at 12:07 AM Carlos Cristian Libras
> <carloscristianlibras at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Good night Val and the whole broadcast list...
>
> This morning I felt in my heart to do translations of some
> topics into Brazilian Sign Language and American Sign
> Language. I think in some spiritual way we are connected.
> I am available to translate to Libras and ASL. But watching
> some videos of Mauricios Barreto, I felt like trying to do it
> in International Signs.
>
> In the afternoon I was writing the script for a video that
> would be an introduction where I would explain in an updated
> and modern way "what is Signwriting?"
>
> But I didn't record it, I was just drafting the script. That
> email of yours encouraged me to continue.
>
> I need to see the response of the other participants to see
> what my next move will be.
>
> On Sun, Nov 13, 2022 at 6:00 PM Valerie Sutton
> <sutton at signwriting.org> wrote:
>
> SignWriting List
> November 13, 2022
>
> Dear SW List Members -
>
> I need your help.
>
> Can we create a collaborative YouTube channel for
> International SignWriting Instruction using video in your
> sign languages?
>
> I spoke with Steve Slevinski, and he suggested that,
> rather than creating a web page, it will be better if we
> collaborate as a group, to create a new YouTube Channel,
> that gives SignWriting educators in each country the
> collaborative membership in the Channel, so everyone can
> post their videos that teach SignWriting topics in their
> sign languages.
>
> Hopefully the YouTube Channel can be administered by
> several people, and each country will have their place and
> permission to post instruction videos in their sign
> languages, linking in some way to my English book
> instruction, and also linking to the SignWriting YouTube
> Channel that we already have, but it will be only for
> teaching SignWriting topics.
>
> Shall we call it something like:
>
> “SignWriting Instruction Channel”
>
> or…
>
> SignWriting Lessons International
>
> or…
>
> What would you call it?
>
> And can someone help me set it up on YouTube?
>
> Then I will create a Lesson and try to link to your videos -
>
> I am struggling a little because I do not know how to do
> this - hope you can help me - it could become a valuable
> way for people to see your instruction - here on the SW
> List it is limited because not everyone knows how to use
> the SW List and so we are not reaching as many people -
>
> Any ideas? Do you already have collaborative YouTube channels?
>
> Val ;-)
>
> __________
>
>
>
>
>
> > On Nov 11, 2022, at 1:11 PM, Valerie Sutton
> <sutton at SIGNWRITING.ORG> wrote:
> >
> > SignWriting List
> > November 11, 2022
> >
> > Hello SW List members and Carlos Cristian Libras!
> >
> > Thank you for this message, Carlos, back on November
> 8th. I did not forget it. I look forward to working with
> all of you on creating a video library of instruction
> videos in different sign languages, all available on the
> same topic, on a web site that is easy to find the topic
> in both spoken and signed languages.
> >
> > On one hand, it is a large project, but on the other
> hand, it solves many issues.
> >
> > Here on the SW List, and in my web pages and old and new
> textbooks, that are not perfect, we can first document the
> instruction, but then from that basis, the video
> instruction can blossom…with new terminology possibly
> shared by sign languages and it could become quite a
> global community project -
> >
> > Right now, Carlos and Rubens have expressed interest in
> the LIBRAS part of it, and of course there are so many
> talented people from all over the world on our SignWriting
> List to support other languages…
> >
> > So I want to share the Six SignWriting Topics of
> instruction that will show how our writing styles have
> really been evolving - Adam and I had a FaceTime meeting
> the other day on Wrist Flexing and it is fascinating to
> see an evolution in writing styles…I will explain soon...
> >
> > Thank you for being interested and for the videos you
> already have created, Carlos!
> >
> > Val ;-)
> >
> > ---------
> >
> >> On Nov 8, 2022, at 12:54 PM, Carlos Cristian Libras
> <carloscristianlibras at GMAIL.COM> wrote:
> >>
> >> Dear Val, my cordial wishes.
> >> I also greet everyone on the list.
> >>
> >> I am very happy with the news. We had already talked
> off-line many times about this, there is really an urgent
> need to improve the official materials that are the
> signwriting reference. And more than that, that the new
> materials also have a signed version, because many deaf
> people do not read oral languages, they only depend on video.
> >> I'm looking forward to the new step and I'm 100%
> available to help with anything you need.
> > ___________
> >
> >>
> >> On Tue, Nov 8, 2022 at 4:03 PM Valerie Sutton
> <sutton at signwriting.org> wrote:
> >> SignWriting List
> >> November 8, 2022
> >>
> >> Hello SignWriting List members!
> >>
> >> My dear friends - It is a privilege to share
> discussions of SignWriting symbols and evolving writing
> styles with you. Thank you for your interest and your
> important projects.
> >>
> >> I hope to start a series of discussions now - on 6
> topics that seem to be important, partly because our
> textbooks and instruction materials need to be improved,
> and partly because writing styles and choices by writers
> have changed and are evolving over the years...
> >>
> >> SignWriting is evolving because it is a true writing
> system used on a daily basis around the world. That is a
> wonderful fact with thousands of writers daily...
> >>
> >> Here is what I hope to discuss in the next few months...
> >>
> >> Six Topics
> >>
> >> 1. Viewpoints, Space & Planes
> >>
> >> 2. General Arrowhead
> >>
> >> 3. Arm Rotation
> >>
> >> 4. Wrist Flexing
> >>
> >> 5. Torso & Body Movement
> >>
> >> 6. Dynamics & Punctuation
> >>
> >>
> >> So I hope to start posting on these topics - in fact I
> can see we already have questions about Torso Movements
> and Wrist Flexing - thank you for your messages -
> >>
> >> So have a great day and I will answer and start posting
> as soon as I can -
> >
> > ________________________________________________
> >
> >
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