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Originally Posted by rockdrummer
WOW.. I am no expert but I never equated the position of the sign in relation to the body as having anything to do with social status. This sounds like an insecure female to me.  Seriously, does anyone know the origin of the placement of signs in ASL and did they in fact imply social status? |
The male sign is supposedly for the hats that men and boys wore, whereas the female sign is supposedly for the bonnet strings women used to tie their bonnets on.