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sign language online at American (ASL) University ™ In a message
dated 2/10/2006 7:32:25 PM Pacific Standard Time, DJ3262 writes:
Hey Dr. Bill, I got the book Linguistics Of American Sign
Language 4th edition. I don't know whether you have it or not.
Very good and interesting. A few things, though. This book
mentions that the sign for girl is repetitive. Where did they
get that from? I couldn't find that in my dictionary or on your
website. You will find that many Deaf people sign "GIRL" with a
single movement. It is the same with the sign "BOY." Some people
do the sign "BOY" with a double movement, some do a single
movement. When "GIRL" is signed as part of a compound like
"GIRL-FRIEND" you should certainly use a single movement. I find
that the "double movement" tends to show up more when the sign
BOY or GIRL is being used as a single sign response to a
question. Signer one: JENNY BORN FINISH? (Did Jenny give birth
yet?" Signer two: GIRL! (double