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Depicting Signs
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What 3 features can have a lot of meaning attached to them in depicting signs | Movement, location, handshape |
| What is possible for each phoneme in depicting signs? | Each have their own individual meaning |
| What are the 3 categories of depicting signs? | Entity, Handling and SASS (Size and shape specifiers) |
| Name the 4 subclassifications of entity depicting signs | Whole entity (G handshape to show a single person, Collective (5 handshape to show a group), Body part (G handshape to demonstrate legs, B to show feet - this is to ensure it is utilizing signing space only) and Extent (show amount and volumes) |
| Name the 3 subclassifications of handling signs | Holding - (e.g. C handshape for CUP) Touch - (e.g. wiggly 5 in PLAY-PIANO) Instrumental - (contain information about how something is used) |
| Name the 3 subclassifications of SASS | Surface - (e.g. table, ground) Depth and width - (e.g. tree trunks) Perimeter and shape - (e.g. shape of a room, furniture) |
| What two word classes can depicting signs function as? | Noun and verb at the same time |