3.4.1. Organization of the signing space
The dimension of the signing space in DGS may differ depending on the quantity of the signed material. The more material is used the more extended the signing space is either horizontally or vertically. In the examples below the simple declarative sentence [Syntax 1.1.] is signed in the neutral space (a). An embedded sentence [Syntax 3.2.] as in (b) includes more material and extends the space vertically, the sentence expressing contrast in (c) uses the most extended vertical space.
a. e-v-a milk buy
‘Eva buys milk’
b. p-e-t-e-r 3pam1 tell e-v-a milk buy
‘Peter tells Eva to buy milk’
c. e-v-a milk buy p-e-t-e-r meal cook
‘Eva buys milk and Peter cooks’