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This page shows how SiLOrB transcription and orthographic representations can be used on actual signs. A detailed and a general description is given for some, as users may choose to include a level of detail consistent with a certain language’s phonology or another intended purpose. Signs are from Sivia Sign Language (LSSiv) and American Sign Language (ASL).
Index
Hands
simple shapes: as for me, bicycle, cacao, coca, cry, fry, guerrilla, hot, shorts, type, side by side, window
complex shapes: cat, plane flying
shape changes: how many, night
orientation changes: fry, not have
Location
zero space: bicycle, hot, how many, night, not have, side by side, type, window
torso: as for me
head: cat, coca, cry, guerrilla, plane flying
non-dominant hand: cacao, fry
thighs: shorts
Movement
directional: cat, cry, guerrilla, hot, night, plane flying, shorts
sequential: window
path: bicycle, side by side
alternating: bicycle
repeated: cacao
tap: as for me
fingers wiggle: how many, type
Non-manuals
brows: as for me, guerrilla
nose wrinkle: guerrilla
cheek puff: coca
mouth: cry, fry, hot, how many, plane flying
head: how many, not have
Alphabetical
as for me (tap, brow raise non-manual)
bicycle (alternating circular movement)
cacao (non-dominant hand location, repeated movement)
cat (cheek location, F shape, repeated movement)
coca (cheek location, cheek puff non-manual)
cry (under eye location, frown non-manual)
fry (non-dominant hand location, orientation change, lip purse non-manual)
guerrilla (nose wrinkle, brow furrow non-manuals)
hot (bodyward movement, tongue out non-manual)
how many (handshape change, finger wiggle, head tilt non-manual)
night (shape change)
not have (orientation change, head shake non-manual)
plane flying (high location, lip purse)
shorts (thigh location)
side by side (rightward bouncing movement)
type (fingers wiggle)
window (sequential movement, orientation change)
Tap, brow raise: as for me (LSSiv)
Transcription:
DA><+ Lz^| Mx# NMB^
Alternating circular movement: bicycle (LSSiv)
Detailed:
DNDvV- LDsho o%zv LNDzvo%sho o MVv O : #
General:
DNDvV- Lz MVv O :
Non-dominant hand location, repeated movement: cacao (LSSiv)
Detailed:
Dv><0k1234r ND^><0x1234+ Lnd* M<>sm #
General:
Dv><+ Lnd M<>#
Cheek location, “F” handshape: cat (ASL)
Detailed:
DND><^01t*234w%^<> Lchk* M<>#
General:
DND><^F Lchk* M<>#
Cheek puff: coca (LSSiv)
Transcription:
D><^1+ Lchk* NMchk<>d
Frown: cry (LSSiv)
Transcription:
DA^1+ Leye v* Mv sm NMM(
Non-dominant hand location, orientation change: fry (LSSiv)
Transcription:
DvV+%^V ND^><+ Lndx M# NMM*
Nose wrinkle, brow furrow: guerrilla (LSSiv)
Transcription:
D><^1r Lnose^x Mv sm NMnw+ B><
Bodyward movement, tongue out: hot (LSSiv)
Detailed:
DND><Vw%A>< Lsho cap o MA sm # NMMOP H>> /
General:
DNDA>< w Lz MA# NMP
Handshape change, finger wiggle, head tilt non-manual: how many (LSSiv)
Detailed:
D^V-%w Lz^ o M! NMM*O H^
General:
D^V-%w Lz M! NMM* H^
Shape change: night (LSSiv)
Detailed:
DND><^0t1234w%v><t* Lhv o%che| M><v
General:
DND><^w%v><t* Lsho o M><v
Orientation change, head shake: not have (LSSiv)
Detailed:
DNDV^w%><^# Lsho cap o NMH”
General:
DND><^+ Lz M” NMH”
High location, lip purse: plane flying (LSSiv)
Detailed:
Dv><0w14+ Lh^ o%h^+ $ @ M^>< $ NME>>^ M* H>>^
General:
Dv><0w14+ Lh^ M^>< NM*
Thigh location: shorts (LSSiv)
Transcription:
DNDv><0w1234t Lleg x M<> sm
Rightward bouncing movement: side by side (LSSiv)
Detailed:
DND>+ LNDz o M^<<(($
General:
DND>< Vw Lz M<<((
Fingers wiggle: type (LSSiv)
Transcription:
DNDvVrw Lz M!
Sequential movement: window (LSSiv)
Detailed:
DNDV^1+%vV Lchin o%z| M<>%v%><
General:
DNDV^1+ Lz M<>%v%><