List of abbreviations

aux                                                  auxiliary

cl():’meaning’                                         classifier predicate; the handshape is depicted between round brackets, and the meaning of the predicate is written between single quotation marks

fut                                                  future

cos                                                   change-of-state

distr                                               distributive

ex                                                     exhaustive

indf                                                indefinite

ix                                                     index (pointing sign)

mult                                               multiple

neg                                                  negation/negative

pl                                                     plural

proh                                               prohibitive

pt                                                    point

recp                                                reciprocal

sg                                                     singular

 

Abbreviations and descriptions related to prosodic/clause structure

 

foc                                                  focus

ip                                                     intonational phrase

pp                                                     prosodic phrase

pw                                                   prosodic word

rc                                                    relative clause

 

Abbreviations and descriptions related to non-manual elements

 

[word]                                            mouth actions

bl/bl-f                                             body lean (forward)

bm                                                   body movement

cd                                                    chin down (=head tilt forward)

eg                                                     eye gaze

fe                                                     furrowed eyebrows

hn                                                    head nod

hm/hm-f                                        head movement (forward)

hs                                                    headshake

ht/ht-b/ht-l/ht-r                          head tilt (backward/left/right)

mcd                                                 mouth corners down

neg                                                  negation markers

pl                                                     pursed lips

q                                                      question markers

re                                                     raised eyebrows

rs                                                     role shift markers

se                                                     squinted eyes

top                                                   topicalization markers

tp                                                     tongue protrusion

we                                                   widened eyes

y/n                                                  yes/no interrogative markers