[sw-l] FLASH-THE-LIGHT

[Ingvild Roald]

No, I do not think this is more readable. The first one was better.

Ingvild





>From: "Stuart Thiessen" <sw at passitonservices.org>
>Reply-To: "SignWriting List" <sw-l at majordomo.valenciacc.edu>
>To: "List SignWriting" <sw-l at majordomo.valenciacc.edu>
>Subject: Re: [sw-l] FLASH-THE-LIGHT
>Date: Thu, 02 Aug 2007 22:47:58 -0500
>
>Is this more readable?
>
>Stuart
>


><< pastedGraphic.tiff >>


>
>On 2 Aug 2007, at 22:26, Valerie Sutton wrote:
>
>>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....
>>
>><Picture 1.png>
>>
>>
>>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?
>>
>>
>><flash-the-light.png>
>>
>>
>>Years ago we actually wrote three handshapes...
>>
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