3.4.6.1. List of non-manual markers

The list of non-manual markers attested in relative clauses marking are the following:


   Obligatory:

  • at least one part of the upper body —shoulders or torso— is oriented towards the locus where the head noun of the relative is localized.
  • eyebrows raising


   Optional:

  • lips tensed
  • chin pointed upwards or downwards.