3.1.2.1.3. Manual markers in disjunctive coordination

The manual marker employed in disjunctive coordination is the sign glossed or. It is a one-handed sign produced with the thumb and index finger closed in a circle and the other fingers extended. It is produced with short repeated movements of the hand from right to left.

 

                   

         or

        

The example below shows the use of or in context.

 

 

 

         m-a-r-c-o money SASS(5): โ€˜size_bigโ€™ money bank deposit or egypt ticket plane buy

         โ€˜Marco will either deposit the money in the bank or buy a plane ticket to Egypt.โ€™