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. 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 , MY FIANCE , TWO-OF-US MARRY . 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 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, ME FOND OF // I'm fond of fall # Time Topic Comment NEXT-MONTH, FALL, ME EXCITED // Next month is fall, I'm excited # WHQ FALL WINTER SPRING SUMMER , YOU PREFER WHICH? // Which do you prefer, fall, winter, spring, or summer? # Y/N WINTER YOU LIKE? // Do you like winter? # RHQ S-E-A-S-O-N ME DON'T LIKE WHICH? WINTER, ME, FREEZE ME // What season don't I like? Winter, I freeze! # Contrastive Structure Right: FALL, ME FOND-OF , Left: WINTER, ME HATE! // I'm fond of fall, and I hate winter! # Conditional Sentences IF WARM , B-E-A-C-H ME GO // If it's warm, I'll go to the beach # Posessive Sentences YOUR HOUSE , NICE // Your house is nice YOUR BUDGET WHAT // What is your budget? # Subject-Object Sentences YOU SHOW ME NEW SHOWS, CAN? // Can you show me new shoes? YOUR PARTY CELEBRATE WITH YOU , ME LOOK-FORWARD // I'm looking forward to celebrating with you at your party NOW, ME ANNOUNCE TWO-OF-YOU , 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? // You're going to France? THESE SHOES A-D-I-D-A-S, YOU WANT? // Do you want these ADIDAS shoes? N-I-K-E SHOES, I LIKE // I like Nike shoes