[Sw-l] SignWriting history

[Valerie Sutton]

SignWriting List
November 7, 2023

Thank you, Honza and your SW History student, for your project on SW History in the Czech Republic. Thank you for asking this question:

Honza wrote"
"sure, this booklet will be very helpful. Does the videos you transcribed still exist?”

We have videos and the old transcriptions for two books written by Danish signers in 1984 and 1986. Those are beautiful old documents and the videos can be found…

We have old videos connected with these two publications in Danish Sign Language. I did not write them…native signers wrote them in the old writing system

1984
https://www.signwriting.org/archive/docs12/sw1188_Denmark_1985_Tredive_30_Tegn_Fra_Doves_Tegnsprog_in_SignWriting.pdf


1986
https://www.signwriting.org/archive/docs12/sw1190_Denmark_1986_Vejledning_Videoundervisningprogrammet_Tegnsprog_TegnSkrift.pdf


But the OLDEST video transcriptions are in the 1970s… and those videos might be hard for me to locate. That was the time before personal computers, and I was writing everything by hand, plus the videos I was transcribing were on tape… there were no video machines... … I am sure you know what I mean… 

I need to find the researchers at the University of Copenhagen to see if they can help me locate them….not all of them are on the earthly plane any longer - it has been 50 years...

I look forward to this project which will be of use to everyone...

Val ;-)

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> On Nov 6, 2023, at 5:03 AM, Honza Fikejs <honza.fikejs at GMAIL.COM> wrote:
> 
> Hi Val, 
> 
> sure, this booklet will be very helpful. Does the videos you transcribed still exist?
> 
> Thank you (my student interested in this field will join the list soon).
> Honza
> 
> On Sun, Nov 5, 2023 at 4:43 AM Valerie Sutton <sutton at signwriting.org> wrote:
> SignWriting List
> November 4, 2023
> 
> 
> 
> https://www.signwriting.org/archive/docs14/sw1388_Examples_of_Notation_Danish_Sign_Language_1976.pdf
> 
> Examples of Notation of Danish Deaf Sign Language
> This booklet shows my first attempt at writing sign language -  transcribed from a video, in 1974, 1975 and 1976 at the University of Copenhagen. The writing system has changed enormously…. which is really interesting -
> 
> I propose, that if your students want to see how SignWriting has changed, then let’s take sentences from this old historic document, and re-write the sentences in our current way of writing and then compare the differences. I am happy to help with this project, but I need your input and participation here on the SignWriting List…
> 
> Will this be helpful for your student, Honza? Ask me questions. Tell me what you want to know...
> 
> Val ;-)
> 
> ——————
> >> 
> >> 
> >>> On Oct 30, 2023, at 3:57 AM, Honza Fikejs <honza.fikejs at GMAIL.COM> wrote:
> >>> 
> >>> Hello Val, Steve, Adam,
> >>> 
> >>> One of my student will write thesis about signwriting history (early history).
> >>> The history is described on the SW page, but not in details and there are only pictures of old materials.
> >>> Do you still have old materials? It would be great if you have scan of early writings, so we can follow changes.
> >>> 
> >>> Thank you
> >>> Honza
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