DGS uses nonmanual and manual elements for negation [Lexicon 3.11.1 and Morphology 2.1.1.2]. The nonmanual marker that is used is the negative headshake. This is the dominant and obligatory sentential negation marker in DGS. Therefore, DGS belongs to the group of nonmanual-dominant sign languages. Nevertheless, many optional manual elements of negation exist and are listed in [Syntax 1.5.1.1].