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Re: theory (was: Re: Greenberg's Word Order Universals)

From:Yoon Ha Lee <yl112@...>
Date:Monday, September 18, 2000, 22:40
On Mon, 18 Sep 2000, Nik Taylor wrote:

> Yoon Ha Lee wrote: > > transcription would be a pain > > Actually, sign languages have an equivalent of phonemes, can't remember > the term used, but they're basic elements (like hand orientation, > movements, etc.), something like 50 in ASL, that are combined into > signs. It's just that instead of being linear, like spoken languages, > the elements are used at the same time.
Neat! Thanks. I'll look into that. I figured there would be basic elements, but I was thinking in terms of drawing pictures, because otherwise *I'd* never be able to remember what I created (if I ever attempted a consignlang). YHL