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QUESTION
0006:
I desperately need a symbol for 'press'.
In one of the local sign languages the flat hand is pressed
tightly against the stomach...
ANSWER
0006:
The symbol for press is a combination of the Tension Symbol
and a Touch Contact Star...which is "touching with
tension". Sometimes people add arrows showing the
direction of the press, but even without arrows "touching
with tension" is easily read by others, from our
experience.... |
EXAMPLES
0006:
The hand
pressing against the stomach:
Two
hands pressing together:
Sign
for "pressure" in ASL:
Two hands pressing together and moving down twice:
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| QUESTION
0007:
Do you have any way to indicate the legs and/or feet?
I have about 5-6 variations for 'pants' that are different
enough to need to make up new dictionary entries for each
one. For the sign for shoe the man actually lifted his
foot and made up a 'new' (to me) sign for foot with straight
sides and coming to a point on the right (he was using
his left hand), then he indicated pulling on a shoe.
ANSWER
0007:
Yes. SignWriting originally stems from DanceWriting, so
we write the legs and feet too. If there is no contact
with the leg or foot, then the sign is written beneath
the hip line, and that is all. But if the sign contacts
the leg or foot, then you need to write a line for the
leg and foot, just as we write arm lines when there is
contact on the arm.
Rubbing up the knee....
Slapping your
foot....
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EXAMPLES
0007:
Two signs
for "pants" in ASL:
Notice the movement is under the hip line:
Sign
for "boots" in ASL:
Notice the movement is under the hip line:
Pulling one
boot up the leg....
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