Besides pronouns and determiners, articulating the sign for the discourse referent in a particular location in signing space (that is, spatially modifying a manual sign in a previously established location) also contributes to providing the discourse with cohesion. This spatial modification may also co-occur with body lean towards the targeted location. As shown in the example below, nouns and verbs can be directly articulated at a spatial location.
students ix3pl group group-separate aa bb. aa studya straight. bb straight- not ignoreb. ix1 seeb diminishb.
‘There are two groups of students, group A and group B. Group A studies hard while group B does not study much. I think that group B will abandon [the studies].’