[Sw-l] What does "~" represent?

[Adam Frost]

Hello AnnaGrace,

The “~” is generally for tense movements. It can be found under “Dynamics Symbols” group. In “Lessons in SignWriting” Textbook, it can be found on 164-168.

If it written with movement arrows, it means the movement is with tension. If it is written with a handshape, it means the handshape is held with tension — much like when placing classifiers in a location. If it is written within the facial circle, it means there is a tension on the face in that location. The most common would be tense lips. There is even punctuation with the same symbol which means the entire phrase/sentence is done in a tense way.

I hope this helps.


Adam

> On Oct 9, 2022, at 4:31 PM, Ms. AnnaGrace <msannagrace20 at GMAIL.COM> wrote:
> 
> Hi All,
> 
> I've been looking through the textbook for the meaning of this symbol (see below), but I must be overlooking it somehow. I've gone through the SignPuddle, but I can't seem to figure it out. 
> 
> To save me time, could any of you please quickly tell me what does this symbol mean (in a red circle, pointed by the red arrow)? If it's defined in the textbook, what page is it on?
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> Thanks,
> 
> AnnaGrace
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