Metathesis in signs

victoria nyst victorianyst at HOTMAIL.COM
Tue Oct 16 13:02:49 UTC 2001


>Does anyone on this list know if metathesizing signs can be found in
>languages other than ASL?

Dear Rachel,
It seems the sign for DAY (DAG) in Sign Language of the Netherlands (NGT) is
such a sign; an index makes (single) contact on the cheek and in an
alternate form it can move away from (contact on) the cheek.

Victoria Nyst
Universiteit van Amsterdam

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