3.5.1.2. Non-manual markers

In general, in LIS negative non-manual markers alone cannot negate a predicate or a whole sentence, they must be articulated with a manual negative marker or n-words (SYNTAX 1.5). However, in some central and southern varieties of LIS, we can find negation conveyed through the typical negative non-manual marker, namely headshaking (hs) alone, occurring with the sign for the verb.

 

 

 

                                  hs   

         cata dogbchasea

         โ€˜The dog does not chase the cat.โ€™