List of abbreviations
In this grammar, the only abbreviation used to refer to a sign language name is LIS, which stands for Italian Sign Language. Below, we list the abbreviations used to refer to grammatical terms and non-manual markers.
Grammar-related abbreviations:
· arc: arc movement
· aux: auxiliary
· CL: classifier construction
· coll: collective
· contra: contralateral
· def: definite
· dem: demonstrative
· det: determiner
· distr: distributive
· excl: exclusive
· incl: inclusive
· indef: indefinite
· int: intensive marker
· ipsi: ipsilateral
· ix: index, pointing sign
· loc: locative
· pl: plural
· poss: possessive
· SASS: Size-And-Shape Specifier
Abbreviations of non-manual markers (based on the grammatical function):
· cond: conditional marker
· foc: focus marker
· neg: negation marker
· rel: relative clause marker
· rs: role shift
· top: topic marker
· wh: wh- (content) interrogatives
· y/n: yes/no (polar) interrogatives
Abbreviations of non-manual markers (based on the form):
· bl-b: body lean backward
· bl-f: body lean forward
· bl-left: body lean to the left
· bl-right: body lean to the right
· blow: blowing out air
· cd: chin down
· ce: closed eyes
· cu: chin up
· eg: eye gaze
· fe: furrowed eyebrows
· gt: grinding teeth
· hn: head nod
· hs: head shake
· ht-b: head tilt backward
· ht-left: head tilt to the left
· ht-right: head tilt to the right
· lp: lip protrusion
· md: mouth-corners down
· mu: mouth-corners up
· om: open mouth
· pc: puffed cheeks
· re: raised eyebrows
· sc: sucked cheeks
· sq: squint
· tl: teeth on the lower lip
· tp: tongue protrusion
· we: wide-open eyes
· wrn: wrinkled nose
