From: Christopher Fynn (cfynn@gmx.net)
Date: Sat Jan 10 2009 - 04:04:39 CST
Doug Ewell wrote:
> Hans Aberg <haberg at math dot su dot se> wrote:
>> So there seems some hand character variations missing:
>> WHITE UP POINTING THUMB
>> WHITE DOWN POINTING THUMB
>> WHITE UP POINTING MIDDLE
>> WHITE DOWN POINTING MIDDLE
>> ...
>
> The first two are included in the emoji proposal. Like many other
> symbols in the proposal, they have a clearly defined semantic meaning
> (i.e. not just pictures of something) and no dependency on color or
> animation for their identity. Consequently, I have no problem with
> adding them to Unicode.
>
How about hand-shapes like those at:
<http://www.sign-lang.uni-hamburg.de/projekte/hamnosys/handformen/handformen.html>,
<http://www.sign-lang.uni-hamburg.de/projekte/hamnosys/hamnosyserklaerungen/englisch/04handshapes.html>
which have semantic meaning in sign language, those used in manual
alphabets <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manual_alphabet>, or the
traditional had gestures (mudrā) used in traditional Indian dance and
ritual which have long established and well documented semantic meaning?
- Chris
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