[Sw-l] Dynamics and their meaning

Thu Jan 27 20:56:11 UTC 2022

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Uta Meißner <uta.hielscher at gmail.com> schrieb am Do., 27. Jan. 2022, 21:51:

> 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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