Re: CONLANG Digest - 4 May 2005 to 5 May 2005 (#2005-127)

> This is what current day ASL (American Sign Language) has been becoming
> since it was freed from social restraints that it be but a translation of
> English (IIRC this happened in the mid-80s). The difficulty has been the
> development of a 2d (flat) form of the language.
That nonetheless would still be a transcription tool, essentially.
(I've seen SignWrite, and am decently good at ASL.) Sure, ASL is much
better as a signed language than SEE or other MCEs; the question is by
analogy, what would a "real" writing system be like, as compared to
the linear ones we have now? :-P

 - Sai