University:
University College London
Course:
LAWS0035 | Criminology
Academic year:

2024
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257

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3
Author:

Carla J.

Body - main portion of the letter which remains when the upper and lower projection, upstroke and terminal strokes and diacritic are removed Q body "O"diacritic " Diacritic - are elements added to complete a letter Ex: t j Eyelet/Eye - a minute or small loop or curve formed inside the letter, inside the oval of the letters Ex:d b Connection - the stroke which connects two strokes or letters or Ex:space Foot - the lower part which rests on the baseline Ex: m n h Pen Jump or Hiatus - a failure to complete a junction of a connecting stroke without lifting the pen; a gap occurring between a continuous stroke without lifting the pen such occurrence was due to speed. The hiatus may also be stated as pen jump Hook - it is a minute curve or angle which often occurs at the end of the terminal stroke found at the commencement of the initial stroke or a terminal stroke Ex: "w a d n u" Initial Stroke - the first element of a stroke Ex: "h s b of" Loop - an oblong curve such ar found in vmall "f", "g", "l" and letters "h" and "j". may be formed at the upper or lower part of the letter. A blind loop is usually the revult of the ink having filled the open vouree can be blind loop or open loop. Ex: Open loop l g h o Blind Loop l b h d Oval - portion of a letter which is oval in vhape Ex: "a d g g" Retrace - any part of a stroke which is vuper imposed upon the original utroke any stroke which goes back over the vame writing stroke Ex: "t e y u" Shoulder/Hump - outside portion of a letter Ex: n h m Staff/Stem - any major long downward stroke of a letter that is the downward stroke of the letter "b", "g" Ex: bl Spur - short horizontal terminal stroke mostly found on small letters Ex: spur k h l Arc/Garlanded - a curve formed inside the top curve or loop Ex: h n M Beard/Embellishment - a preliminary embellish initial stroke which usually occurs in capital letter. Also known as "rubric" Ex: R op B Buckle/Bucket knot - a loop made or flourish which is added to the letters Ex: sk o f Re-touching - repeat the contact previously made on writing ahh (repair/patching) Terminal Stroke - last element of a letter. Dr: contact.