nondominant handshapes

[petra.n.eccarius.1]

hi Rachel,

It turns out that I will not be able to make it to CLS this year after
all.  I'm still interested in reading your paper when it's done, though,
if that's okay.

I hope your presentation goes well!

....petra
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Petra Eccarius
PhD student
Purdue University

On Mon, 29 Mar 2004, Rachel Channon wrote:

> Hi Petra,  I will be giving a talk on a proposed unification of the
> dominance and symmetry conditions at the Chicago Linguistic Society meeting
> on April 15.  If you or anyone else is interested, I'd be happy to send you
> the abstract (the paper will not be ready until after the conference).
> Rachel Channon
> University of Maryland Linguistics Department
> rchannon at speakeasy.net
>
>
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> Subject: nondominant handshapes
>
>
> Hello list members,
>
> I am looking at 2-handed signs cross-linguistically for a paper I'm working
> on, and I've come up with a couple of questions:
>
> 1) For those of you working on sign languages other than ASL:
>
> do any of you have sources (or information) regarding the possible
> nondominant (passive) hands of Battison's type 3 signs (different
> handshapes, one active, one passive) in your sign languages?  (I am
> especially interested in languages that allow nondominant handshapes other
> than the basic seven Battison names (B A S C O 1 5).)
>
> 2) For those of you who work on or use ASL:
>
> can any of you think of examples of type 3 signs with nondominant handshapes
> other than those basic seven?  I have seen variants of BERRY (or was it
> CHERRY?) with an extended pinky (I) on the nondominant hand instead of a 1,
> and I know that there is an older form of FINAL that I've seen used from
> time to time which uses an I with a 1 on the dominant hand.  Can any of you
> think of more examples? (I know they are rare!)
>
> Thank you in advance for any help you can provide.  Feel free to respond to
> me personally (eccarius at purdue.edu) or answer the list if you think it would
> be of interest to everyone.
>
> All the best,
>
> Petra Eccarius
> (PhD student, Purdue University)
>
>