Chapter 4

Some of these examples are from Chapter 4 of Neidle et al. (2000) The Syntax of American Sign Language: Functional Categories and Hierarchical Structure. Cambridge, MA: The MIT Press.

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fs-MARYi IXi MAD
'Mary is mad.'

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fs-JOHN WRITE++ POSS-3pi HOMEWORK

'John carelessly writes his homework'