A Grammar of German Sign Language (DGS)

3.5.1.3.2. Manual conditional signs in counterfactual conditionals

In DGS, there is a manual sign imagine to indicate a counterfactual conditional. imagine is oftenaccompanied by raised eyebrows and a head nod and occurs at the beginning of the antecedent clause. This sign is optional, and the additional use of if1 orif2 is unnecessary.

imagine

A DGS example of a counterfactual conditional involving imagine is given below:

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imagine ix₁ix(dem)_acard cl:‘put’ mean ix₂ lose

‘If I were to play this card, it means you would have lost’

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Sina Proske, Derya Nuhbalaoglu, Annika Herrmann, Jana Hosemann & Markus Steinbach

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The entire grammar:
Sina Proske, Derya Nuhbalaoglu, Annika Herrmann, Jana Hosemann & Markus Steinbach (eds.). 2020. A Grammar of German Sign Language (DGS). 1st ed. (SIGN-HUB Sign Language Grammar Series). (http://thesignhub.eu/grammar/dgs) (Accessed 31-10-2021)

A chapter:
Smith, Mary. 2020. Syntax: 3. Coordination and Subordination. In Sina Proske, Derya Nuhbalaoglu, Annika Herrmann, Jana Hosemann and Markus Steinbach (eds.), A Grammar of German Sign Language (DGS). 1st ed. (SIGN-HUB Sign Language Grammar Series), 230-237. ((https://thesignhub.eu/grammar/dgs) (Accessed 31-10-2021)

A section:
Smith, Mary. 2020. Phonology: 1.1.1.2. Finger configuration. In Sina Proske, Derya Nuhbalaoglu, Annika Herrmann, Jana Hosemann and Markus Steinbach (eds.), A Grammar of German Sign Language (DGS). 1st ed. (SIGN-HUB Sign Language Grammar Series), 230-237. (http://thesignhub.eu/grammar/dgs) (Accessed 31-10-2021)