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<div style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif; font-size:11pt">I have seen this among the James Bay Cree. I asked why and they told me it was more efficient when they had their hands full. I did not investigate further though.<br>
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I have been told that it is an habit in Ecuador too.<br>
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David<br>
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Envoyé à partir de mon Windows Phone<br>
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<span style="font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif; font-size:10pt; font-weight:bold">De :
</span><span style="font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif; font-size:10pt">Conor Quinn</span><br>
<span style="font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif; font-size:10pt; font-weight:bold">Envoyé :
</span><span style="font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif; font-size:10pt">2013-03-06 10:29</span><br>
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<span style="font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif; font-size:10pt; font-weight:bold">Objet :
</span><span style="font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif; font-size:10pt">Re: pointing, not with finger</span><br>
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<div>Dia dhaoibh, a chairde!<br>
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Definitely had this pointed out to me by Penobscots; not sure how it may be among the Passamaquoddies, but it rings a bell there, too. No clue as to why, though pointing with the lips (= the acceptable and common strategy) is also common in Australia, I'm
told. I might imagine that, other society/culture/belief-system factors aside, being well trained not to point with your hands helps in hunting, since the game-spooking motion is far less salient. But that's just pure speculation on my part.<br>
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Till later, keep safe and sane.<br>
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Slán,<br>
bhur gcara<br>
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<div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Mar 6, 2013 at 8:54 AM, Amy Dahlstrom <span dir="ltr">
<<a href="mailto:a-dahlstrom@uchicago.edu" target="_blank">a-dahlstrom@uchicago.edu</a>></span> wrote:<br>
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Hello Algonquianists,<br>
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I'm a discussant at an upcoming conference on gesture, and one thing I thought I would mention to the (extremely diverse) audience is the practice among at least some of the Algonquian peoples of pointing with the lips or with the chin, rather than pointing
with the finger.<br>
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I would like to ask you all how widespread this practice is. And for native speakers (native pointers? :-) ), do you have any intuitions about why pointing with the finger is avoided? Would it seem rude to point with the finger? Or inappropriate in some
other way?<br>
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thanks in advance for any thoughts you can share!<span class="HOEnZb"><font color="#888888"><br>
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Amy<br>
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P.S. if you hit "reply" remember that you are replying to the whole list! :-)<br>
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