[sw-l] Knuckle joint opens or closes ?

[Valerie Sutton]

SignWriting List
January 26, 2008

On Jan 25, 2008, at 6:37 AM, Gagnon et Thibeault wrote:
> ......I create a story of the plane.  I wrote #1 (see file  
> attachment).  I mean that the knuckle joint opens.  But, Deaf kids  
> didn't agree with a Deaf teacher.  They believed that they showed  
> her #2 (see file attachment) because this symbol means  "opened  
> knuckle joint".  Val or everyone,  I would like to know what do you  
> choose #1 or # 2?  Best regards, André


Hello Andre and Everyone!

Thank you for your question. I took a picture of your diagram and then  
wrote on it myself....so please see the attached diagram....

When the point of the arrowhead points towards the fingers, it means  
that the fingers CLOSE towards each other....they close and finish in  
the touching position.

When the point of the arrow points away from the fingers, then it  
means that the fingers open... see attached diagram:










-------------- next part --------------
Skipped content of type multipart/related