pointing, not with finger

[Gretchen McCulloch]

As a couple of other examples, I've had Kickapoo and Cherokee people tell
me that they lip-point, as well as Uda people (Nigeria). So it's not just
an Algonquian thing. I wasn't told why though.

Gretchen


2013/3/6 Michael McCafferty <mmccaffe at indiana.edu>

> I should point out, Amy, that the Navajo also lift their chins when
> pointing with the lips.
>
> Michael
>
>
> Quoting Amy Dahlstrom <a-dahlstrom at UCHICAGO.EDU>:
>
>  Hello Algonquianists,
>>
>> 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.
>>
>> 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?
>>
>> thanks in advance for any thoughts you can share!
>>
>> Amy
>>
>> P.S.  if you hit "reply" remember that you are replying to the whole
>> list! :-)
>>
>>


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