[sw-l] FLASH-THE-LIGHT

[Adam Frost]

And here is the one I just sent by mistake to Val just now. 

Adam

-----Original Message-----
From: "Adam Frost" <icemandeaf at gmail.com>

Date: Fri, 3 Aug 2007 03:28:11 
To:"Valerie Sutton" <sutton at signwriting.org>
Subject: Re: [sw-l] FLASH-THE-LIGHT


True. But it ends with the same initial close handshape. This is what Stuart is writing. 

Adam

-----Original Message-----
From: "Valerie Sutton" <sutton at signwriting.org>

Date: Thu, 2 Aug 2007 20:26:31 
To:"List SignWriting" <sw-l at majordomo.valenciacc.edu>
Subject: Re: [sw-l] FLASH-THE-LIGHT


SignWriting List
August 2, 2007

On Aug 2, 2007, at 8:14 PM, Stuart Thiessen wrote:
> Well, the intent of the fast and up/down movement is to show that  
> the change in handshape is actually very quick, just like flipping  
> a light switch. Using the up/down movement with the fast symbol  
> seemed the best way to do it. I used the up arrow to show that the  
> handshape went back to its original configuration.  Really there is  
> only movement on the wrist (slightly) and the hands simply change  
> from closed to open to closed.

I see. That is so interesting.

When it comes to the double movement down-down...that way of writing  
became a standard way of showing that the hand returns to the  
beginning position so the entire sign is repeated twice in the same  
direction....




But the sign you mention has three handshapes...a beginning, a middle  
and an ending handshape...We could make that a standard assumption  
that with the small arrows down and up that it returns to the first  
position...

Does that feel natural to other people on the List?

Would you read it that way?





Years ago we actually wrote three handshapes...

Val ;-)
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