WRITING WORDS MADE IN AIRSPACE
WRITING WORDS MADE IN AIRSPACE
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WRITING WORDS MADE IN AIRSPACE.
WRITING WORDS MADE IN AIRSPACE.
As you already know, sign language is a visual-spatial language, so when you intend to write in sign language, it is impossible to do so without specifying, meaning or locating them in space.
Facial, manual and body place are undoubtedly of vital importance in Writing Signed Languages (W S L), but when it comes to space we can add that in Writing Signed Languages it is essential, because it is in the spatial place where mainly the hand or hands make the sign.
We have already studied the different alphabetic characters that allow us to distinguish this spatial area. Now it is convenient to understand the use of the central space.
CENTRAL SPATIAL AREA
CENTRAL SPATIAL AREA
As you already know this indicator, represents the Central Spatial Area and as noted, most words in sign language are made directly in that area in front and in the center of the person who signs, so when writing it will not be necessary to specify it except on necessary occasions; this means that all space cues are placed there. This only changes when followed by a alphabetic character with a different place indicator.
As you already know this indicator, represents the Central Spatial Area and as noted, most words in sign language are made directly in that area in front and in the center of the person who signs, so when writing it will not be necessary to specify it except on necessary occasions; this means that all space cues are placed there. This only changes when followed by a alphabetic character with a different place indicator.
Example:
Unspecified central airspace:
Specified central airspace:
Understanding the way of writing and reading the air space (in brown) does not offer any difficulty since it follows the same writing model described above from left to right, then the movement will be made in the first alphabetic character or contact, and then the second. and in that order including space alphabetic characters.
Example:
DESCRIPTION IN THE AIR FIELD: MASCULINE OR FEMININE.
DESCRIPTION IN THE AIR FIELD: MASCULINE OR FEMININE.
The use of pronouns in sign language needs to refer to a noun before using a pronoun. You can also use possessives during your sign conversation, showing possession, indicating who you are talking about, what is being possessed, and then pointing to the person. You can also use proper nouns to talk about possessives.
To use the demonstrative pronouns: this, that, these and those, you only have to indicate with the corresponding handshape the subject or subjects to which it refers and in the case of written sign language write the name.
Normally when signing personal pronouns in sign language, to identify who is being referred to, it is usually pointed to the person whose name is being spoken, signed or spelled; but sometimes it is not easy to identify the sex of the person especially if the person has been mentioned before, or if the person being spoken of is absent.
This difficulty disappears in Writing Signed Languages, since it is easy to identify from what is written if it is: Masculine, or Feminine.
It is important to note that this is only in writing and does not alter in any way the way Deaf people express themselves, but it will be possible to put it in writing.
When in the airspace the final alphabetic character is the center, the pronoun is neuter.
When in airspace the final alphabetic character is on the left, the pronoun is feminine.
When in airspace the final alphabetic character is to the right, the pronoun is masculine.
WRITING PERSONAL PRONOUNS.
WRITING WORDS MADE WITH THE DETERMINATIVE LINE
WRITING WORDS MADE WITH THE DETERMINATIVE LINE
When a sign crosses the determinative line, the orientation of the hand, unless otherwise indicated, will take the same position as the configuration of the hand that started the sign, and the space will be the spatial field in front of the sign. This only changes when followed by a alphabetic character with a different place indicator.
/ - This alphabetic character when it is between the words indicates that the hand moves from back to front crossing the determinative Line.
Example:
\ - This alphabetic character when it is between the words indicates that the hand moves from front to back crossing the determinative Line.
/ \ - This alphabetic character when it is between the words indicates that one hand moves from back to front and the other from front to back simultaneously crossing the determinative Line.
WRITING WORDS MADE WITH PARALLEL ACTIONS.
WRITING WORDS MADE WITH PARALLEL ACTIONS.
When the words are from parallel Signs, follow the same writing model described above from left to right.
Remember that each Sign Set is a complete movement or contact; words can have one or more movements. To understand it better it will be divided into different colors.
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