[sw-l] FLASH-THE-LIGHT

[Charles Butler]

The only problem I have with this is that it looks and feels like fingerspelling and that the hand is traveling to each shape at first glance.  Would stacking them work better?

Charles Butler


Valerie Sutton <sutton at signwriting.org> wrote: SignWriting List
August 3, 2007

Hello Everyone...

On Aug 3, 2007, at 6:21 AM, Adam Frost wrote:
> So even though I agree with Kelly Jo that the three handshaps is  
> too much, it seems like it is the best way with the choices we have  
> come up with.


This is an excellent discussion ;-)

IF the arm really moved, then the Arm Movement arrows would have been  
needed. But through the discussion, Stuart explained that it really  
didn't have Arm Movement. It might have some small amount of Wrist  
Movement, but even that is not very much and can be shown through  
three handshapes.

And I agree with Adam that the three handshapes are needed here. We  
write three handshapes in other signs as well, so there is no problem  
to have three handshapes. In this case we need the information, since  
the sign is produced in place and returns to the original handshape.

The Hinge Motion from the knuckle joint are symbols that are correct  
technically, but they give the wrong feeling behind the sign...they  
give a feeling that is smaller and shorter...like talking or clothes  
pins or whatever...

So for a sign that remains in place but just opens WIDELY and closes  
the handshape again, Stuart's writing of three hands works for me  
too...There could be a few other handshapes chosen, but that is  
totally up to the writer...see two writings attached...



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