[Sw-l] Dynamics and their meaning

Thu Jan 27 20:51:20 UTC 2022

Hi all,

I think, Dynamics can be divided into 2 subgroups.

That of a group includes all the properties that describe the movements.

I have to say, that I didn't occupy myself so much. I think, the reason is
simple.

My team has written down some of the signs at signdict and there are hardly
any signs that need these symbols. And signs like "fast" and "slow", this
we sign with normal speed.
It is probably simply because we work with the lexicon and do not write
texts.

The second subgroup contains symbols, which say, what the left hand does.

Here, I have a problem with crossed ")" - > un even Alternation.

I can only say that I do not know a single gesture that would belong to
this category in the book by Stefan wöhrmann, there is an example: Leiter.
But I say I behave them like a bicycle

I found the following examples at signpuddle. I can do something asl and I
would say the new signs belong to the category "alternating lines".

.

Maybe I didn't quite understand the definition.

I miss a Symbol for 2-hand, that means, that left hand dont move. Now I
think "~" does not fit. This characteristic is enormously important in
order to be successful in the sign search. This Symbol can be only a small
point. :)
I also think that s helps to read the sign script faster. Like parallel,
symmetric and alternatic symbols.

Greetings Uta

Valerie Sutton <sutton at signwriting.org> schrieb am Do., 27. Jan. 2022,
18:43:

> SignWriting List
> January 27, 2022
>
> Hi Uta and Steve, and everyone on the SignWriting List:
>
> Thank you for bringing Dynamic Symbols into discussion. They are very
> important symbols. And Steve has described them so well that you probably
> don't even need more input but I could tell you a little bit about why the
> symbols were developed the way they are.
>
> Plus there are many documents on the web created by writers discussing
> Dynamic Symbols. For example if you go to signwriting.org, on the front
> page, you will notice a search field. Put in the word “dynamics" and search
> signwriting.org and you will find a long listing of documents discussing
> the use of Dynamic Symbols.
>
> For example here is a document by Natasha Escalada Westland. Thank you,
> Natasha!
>
>
> https://www.signwriting.org/archive/symposium/sws0009_Lesson_11_SignWriting_in_Classrooms_2003-2014_Escalada_Westland.pdf
>
> I will create a lesson on the Tension Symbol and post it soon. You may
> feel you already know it well, but actually the Tension Symbol is one of
> the most dynamc and versatile symols in SignWriting. And its versatility is
> what makes it so useful, for all movement writing...
>
> Val ;-)
>
> --------
>
> On Jan 27, 2022, at 6:00 AM, Stephen Slevinski <slevin at SIGNPUDDLE.NET>
> wrote:
>
> Hi Uta,
>
> I'm making a new thread for this discussion and opening it up to the group.
>
> Category 3 of the ISWA 2010 is the dynamics.
> Here is the text used to describe this category.
>
> 'Dynamics Symbols are used to give the "feeling" or "tempo" to movement.
> They provide emphasis on a movement or expression, and combined with
> Punctuation Symbols become the equivalent to Exclamation Points. The
> Tension Symbol, combined with Contact Symbols, provides the feeling of
> "pressure", and combined with facial expressions can place emphasis or
> added feeling to an expression. Timing symbols are used to show alternating
> or simultaneous movement.'
>
>
>
> The "Tense" symbol adds a feeling to the sign.
>
> The whole sign would need to be considered to understand if the hand stops
> after movement, or if the hand is moved under tension, or if the hand
> doesn't move.
>
> -Steve
>
> On 1/26/22 11:51 PM, Uta Meißner wrote:
>
> To the sign ~
>
> I know that ~ has several meanings:
>
> - Hand stops after movement
> - Hand is moved under tension
> - Hand doesn't move
>
> And I don't like
>
> I don't like this fact because it's important because of the sign search
> that each symbol has only one meaning. Therefore we decided to choose the
> 3rd meaning because that seems to us to be the most important. For
> 2-hand. There are 5 properties. One of them is a resting hand. Since the
> information is unimportant for own but right hand, we have agreed that
> symbol ~  property "resting recessive hand" to order.
>
> So, now you know my motivation for why we solved it this way.
> My feeling tells me it's not a good way to make our own rules.
>
>
> Therefore, take a step back:
> Why does a symbol have multiple meanings? What are the advantages?
>
> Best regards
> Uta
>
>
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