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