Phonology of numerals

[Karlin, Ben]

Mark, doesn't the symmetry rule apply in cases where the nondominant hand
moves?

Ben Karlin
St. Louis, MO

>  -----Original Message-----
>  From: Mark A Mandel [mailto:mam at THEWORLD.COM]
>  Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2002 5:42 PM
>  To: SLLING-L at ADMIN.HUMBERC.ON.CA
>  Subject: Re: Phonology of numerals
>
>
>  An ASL sign I learned for 'cut class, skip' also has
>  asymmetrical nondominant open-8:  nondominant open-8 (all
>  fingers extended, loosely bent, with middle finger bent
>  furthest), palm down;  dominant 1 (index extended from
>  fist), palm left/inward;  dominant moves inward, with the
>  palmar surface of the index striking the dorsal surface of
>  the nondom. bent middle finger in passing and bending it
>  further, out of the dom. index's way.
>
>  -- Mark A. Mandel
>     Linguist at Large
>