2.3.2.2. Basic order in the different types of subordinate clauses

Word order in subordinate clauses [Syntax 3.2] is the same as in matrix clauses, both display a SOV order in DGS. The following example shows a subordinate object clause in DGS, which involves role-shift [Syntax 3.3.3 and Pragmatics 6].

                                                                                                        rs

         yesterday p-e-t-e-r ix_3b say ix₁ tomorrow arrive palm_up  

         ‘Yesterday Peter said that he will arrive tomorrow.’

          (based on Herrmann & Steinbach, 2012: 211)