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From:  Neil Bauman
Date:  Sun Mar 25, 2001  12:38 pm
Subject:  Re: Cat


Hi Patsy:

>I showed a picture of a cat and the sign for cat to Miriam's mother. The
>difference between the Dutch cat and American cat was the position of the
>hands. In Dutch (NGT), the hands are at mouth level whereas it looks like
>they're at eye level in ASL.

Actually, the hands are at the mouth level in ASL too Patsy. The sign
mimics the whiskers of a cat--and they are around the mouth.

Neil


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