[Sw-l] Question about wrist side-flex

Wed Nov 2 01:08:29 UTC 2022

That symbol means the wrist flex in the direction of the arrow. It doesn’t mean the wrist has to flex in a specific relations to the palm facing. So if the palm is on its side, then it would mean the wrist flex in a “backward and forward” motion in relations to the wrist.

However, if the palm is facing down (or even up), it would mean the wrist flex in a “side to side” motion in relations to the wrist. Grant it, this type of moment isn’t very common, so it is understandable why it might be thought this symbol doesn’t write this type of movement. But it does.

Adam

> On Nov 1, 2022, at 2:27 PM, Ms. AnnaGrace <msannagrace20 at GMAIL.COM> wrote:
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> Hi Adam,
> 
> Thank you for sharing your thoughts. I have a question about that symbol:
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> Doesn't that symbol indicate the wrist to go forward and backward (as opposed to side-to-side)?
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> ~ AnnaGrace
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> On Tue, Nov 1, 2022 at 1:54 PM Adam Frost <icemandeaf at gmail.com <mailto:icemandeaf at gmail.com>> wrote:
> There is already a way to write a side wrist-flex. You just place the wrist-flex symbol on the side on the handshape with the movement to the side.
> 
> I am assuming you would like to write cheese like this?
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> Adam
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>> On Nov 1, 2022, at 9:41 AM, Ms. AnnaGrace <msannagrace20 at GMAIL.COM <mailto:msannagrace20 at GMAIL.COM>> wrote:
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>> Hi All,
>> 
>> It's been a while since I last wrote an email! I hope you are well. 
>> 
>> I've been researching a wrist movement that I call "wrist side-flex". I don't know if that's already been mentioned in the SignWriting textbook or other publications. Maybe DanceWriting has it? 
>> 
>> I am enclosing a sample of an ASL sign for "cheese" that uses a 'wrist side-flex' so you can see what I mean by that. Is there a symbol that indicates this particular movement?
>> 
>> One of the videos shows Hector (who knows Columbian Sign Language) reading the SignWriting spelling for ASL's "cheese". This SW spelling leads the non-biased reader (Hector) to produce the sign that isn't quite representative of ASL's "cheese." I think if there is a symbol for the wrist side-flex in this spelling, then the signer could correctly perform the ASL sign for "cheese."
>> 
>> Thank you, Hector, for volunteering to read and videotape the signs for me! You have been a great help to me. Keep up your good work in SignWriting!
>> 
>> I look forward to your comments. Thank you for your time and thoughts.
>> 
>> Cheers,
>> 
>> AnnaGrace Greenfield
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