Timucua Hand Use: Dispelling the Myth of Left-Hand Preference

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At the time of Spanish contact, Timucua were original people northern central Florida. Granberry (1996) claimed in a provocative article that constitutes an exception to universal or near-universal property preference for right hand, and showed left hand instead. This critically examines Granberry's argument, shows there is no good linguistic evidence support left-hand

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عنوان ژورنال: New Florida journal of anthropology

سال: 2021

ISSN: ['2691-2260', '2691-2252']

DOI: https://doi.org/10.32473/nfja.v1i2.123622