3.5.1. Verb-oriented adverbials
Verb-oriented adverbials can be expressed by manually, applying internal modification to the verb or co-articulating a verb with a non-manual marker.
Below is an example of a manual expression of a verb-oriented adverbial. The meaning "writing quickly" is expressed by signing "quick" and "writing" separately.
competition exam ıx1 take write slow all fast quick write finish go ıx1 alone leave.
"I took an exam. While I was writing slowly, everybody wrote quickly and went. I was left alone."
(http://tidsozluk.net/vidz_proc/0294/ornek/294-03_cr_0.2.mp4)
The following example shows the verb walk without adverbial modification.
walk
However, to express the meaning ‘walking quickly’, the verb walk is articulated with a quicker movement, pursed lips, and lowered eyebrows as can be seen below:
walking_quickly
The following shows the verb work without adverbial modification.
work
In the following example, the verb work is articulated with a slower movement and a non-manual marker, puffed cheeks, to express ‘working slowly’.
working_slowly
(r.f. Dikyuva et. al. 2017: 179)
Other non-manuals used with adverbial function are lip bite and pursed lips with raised eyebrows. When the verb work is co-articulated with lip bite, it means ‘working willingly’.
working_willingly
(r.f. Dikyuva et. al. 2017: 179)
When it is co-articulated with pursed lips and raised eyebrows, it means ‘working diligently’.
working_diligently
(r.f. Dikyuva et. al. 2017: 179)