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Verbs - use of space
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| How can Nouns/Verbs be distinguished if handshape, location, orientation and NMF are identical? | Distinguished by movement (e.g. SHOP [1 movement]-SHOPPING [repeated movement]) |
| Name the 5 main ways to modify a verb | Person, Number, Aspect, Manner, Intensification |
| What are double-indicating verbs? | Origin and destination of sign can be modified Purpose is to indicate who is actor and who is the receiver |
| What are single-indicating verbs? | Only be modified at one point (as beginning or end point may be necessarily fixed). |
| Name the 3 sub-classifications of single indicating verbs | Beginning directional - end location is fixed End directional - initial / beginning location is fixed Body location - change depending on where on your body you are talking about |
| What are the 3 sub-class of use of space? | Real - physical space around signer Topographic - creating a visual map of the real world Abstract - conveying information that is non-spatial |
| What are the 2 cub-class of topographic space? | Diagrammatic space - stage / map / diagram used to present information. Can be expansive scale or molecular scale Viewer space - acting as though object is in front of signer, locating hands in reference to object |
| What do we call signs anchored to the body? | Phonemes |
| Where are nouns usually signed? | In neutral space |