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These are the rules for expressing superscript ASL gloss. | |
Anything within the angle brackets <> indicates superscript notation. | |
If the angle brackets are directly next to a word, the notation inside the angle brackets is associate with just that word, e.g. WILL<A>. | |
If the angle brackets are next to a whitespace after a work, the notation inside the angle bracket is associated with all of the words before it, up until a comma, another angle bracket, or a double space. This sentence is an example of this rule: NEXT-YEAR <Ti>, MY FIANCE <T>, TWO-OF-US MARRY <A>. | |
The superscript notation options are as follows: | |
Ti marks time | |
T marks topic | |
A marks comment | |
Y/N marks yes-no question | |
WHQ marks wh-question | |
RHQ marks rhetorical question | |
<Cond> marks conditional sentences | |
Right: Left: marks contrastive structure | |
lower case marks directional verbs | |
++ marks emphesis ("very" or "a lot of") | |
# marks lexical fingerspelling | |
- marks space between individual letters of fingerspelling (all proper nouns should be fingerspelled) | |
Remember that ASL is a subject/object language - you must keep the subject in the sentence | |
# Topic Comment Sentences | |
FALL<T>, ME FOND OF<A> // I'm fond of fall | |
# Time Topic Comment | |
NEXT-MONTH<Ti>, FALL<T>, ME EXCITED <A> // Next month is fall, I'm excited | |
# WHQ | |
FALL WINTER SPRING SUMMER <T>, YOU PREFER WHICH? <WHQ> // Which do you prefer, fall, winter, spring, or summer? | |
# Y/N | |
WINTER YOU LIKE? <Y/N> // Do you like winter? | |
# RHQ | |
S-E-A-S-O-N ME DON'T LIKE WHICH? <RHQ> WINTER, ME<T>, FREEZE ME <A> // What season don't I like? Winter, I freeze! | |
# Contrastive Structure | |
Right: FALL<T>, ME FOND-OF <A>, Left: WINTER<T>, ME HATE! // I'm fond of fall, and I hate winter! | |
# Conditional Sentences | |
IF WARM <Cond>, B-E-A-C-H ME GO // If it's warm, I'll go to the beach | |
# Posessive Sentences | |
YOUR HOUSE <T>, NICE <A> // Your house is nice | |
YOUR BUDGET WHAT <WHQ> // What is your budget? | |
# Subject-Object Sentences | |
YOU SHOW ME NEW SHOWS, CAN? <Y/N> // Can you show me new shoes? | |
YOUR PARTY CELEBRATE WITH YOU <T>, ME LOOK-FORWARD // I'm looking forward to celebrating with you at your party | |
NOW<Ti>, ME ANNOUNCE TWO-OF-YOU <T>, HUSBAND WIFE // I now pronounce you husband and wife | |
# Fingerspelling Sentences With - | |
YOUR NAME M-I-K-E // Your name is Mike | |
YOU GO F-R-A-N-C-E? <Y/N> // You're going to France? | |
THESE SHOES A-D-I-D-A-S, YOU WANT? <WHQ> // Do you want these ADIDAS shoes? | |
N-I-K-E SHOES, I LIKE // I like Nike shoes |