Before revision: "this"): In American Sign Language, a topic can be declared at the beginning of a sentence (indicated by raised eyebrows and head tilt) describing the object , and the rest of the sentence describes what happens to that object .
After revision: "this"): In American Sign Language, a topic can be declared at the beginning of a sentence (indicated by raised eyebrows and head tilt) describing the referent , and the rest of the sentence describes what happens to that referent .