Hands
Recording and Analysis in EWMN
The origin of this capsule is "an extensive research program on the sign language of the deaf in Israel, carried out at the Department of Psychology of the Hebrew University, Jerusalem, under the direction of Y. Schlesinger. In carrying out this research, the need was inevitably encountered, for a tool for the collection and observation of the raw material: the gestures of the sign language. One instrument adapted for this purpose was EWMN, and it was employed in the research in the first instance by Mrs. Peled and afterwards by Mrs. E. Cohen..."
"...Every application of the system to a new field of movement activity - human or otherwise - would involve both the broadening of its principles and their sophistication to suit new contexts and new situations." (Preface, "The Hand Book", 1972)
"Static" hand gesture (from preparatory materials for the "Dictionary of Sign Language of the Deaf in Israel," 1977)
John G. Harries
Hand gestures in sign language and the break-down of the hand into sections with axes that can be notated. From the production of the book “The Hand Book“, 1972
"Static" hand gesture.
John G. Harries
Hand gestures in sign language and the break-down of the hand into sections with axes that can be notated. From the production of the book “The Hand Book“, 1972
John G. Harries
Hand gestures in sign language and the break-down of the hand into sections with axes that can be notated. From the production of the book “The Hand Book“, 1972
John G. Harries
Hand gestures in sign language and the break-down of the hand into sections with axes that can be notated. From the production of the book “The Hand Book“, 1972
John G. Harries
Hand gestures in sign language and the break-down of the hand into sections with axes that can be notated. From the production of the book “The Hand Book“, 1972
Static hand gesture from the "Dictionary of Sign Language in Israel", 1971
John G. Harries
Hand gestures in sign language and the break-down of the hand into sections with axes that can be notated. From the production of the book “The Hand Book“, 1972
John G. Harries
Hand gestures in sign language and the break-down of the hand into sections with axes that can be notated. From the production of the book “The Hand Book“, 1972
Static hand gesture from the "Dictionary of Sign Language in Israel", 1971
John G. Harries Hand gestures in sign language and the break-down of the hand into sections with axes that can be notated. From the production of the book “The Hand Book“, 1972
The body and the manuscript page as designed to accommodate only the arms, hands, and fingers..." (Page 1, “The Hand Book“)
Hand positions (mudras) from classic Indian dances.
'young', 'mosque', and 'alone' notated in EWMN.
A score in which each vertical column on the manuscript page represents a signed word in EWMN.
Here, 'young', 'mosque', and 'alone' are notated, 1970 - 1973
"Young" (1/2)
"Young" (2/2)
"Mosque" (1/2)
"Mosque" (2/2)
"Alone" (1/2)
"Alone" (2/2)
'awake', 'carrot', and 'don't agree' notated in EWMN.
A score in which each vertical column on the manuscript page represents a signed word in EWMN.
Here, 'awake', 'carrot', and 'don't agree' are notated, 1970 - 1973
"Awake" (1/2)
"Awake" (2/2)
"Carrot" (1/2)
"Carrot" (2/2)
"Don't Agree" (1/2)
"Don't Agree" (2/2)
“The Hand Book; The detailed notation of hand and finger movements and forms" by Noa Eshkol, with assistance by John G. Harries, Shmuel Zaidel, and Michal Shoshani, 1971.
