From: Hans Aberg (haberg@math.su.se)
Date: Sat Jan 10 2009 - 06:42:52 CST
On 10 Jan 2009, at 11:04, Christopher Fynn wrote:
> 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?
I think it might be useful and important to add those hand gestures,
if one can agree on which to include, as there is no general agreement
on their meaning. Thus, it may be important for describing their
meaning in text.
Hans
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