TSL | Taiwan Sing Language Gleaning
menu
TSL | Taiwan Sing Language Gleaning
hand gesture
▼
position
▼
She runs around—Combination of Pronouns and Actions
Signs like these are often used to represent the shape of humans or animals, thereby functioning as pronouns. In such case, the pronoun is often combined with an action to form a sign with verbal quality. E.g. Someone goes out, Someone comes here, Something or someone emerges from the ground, she goes everywhere. Similar combination is also applied to number signs what can function as pronouns.
Example sentence
- I stay home when she goes out. I am at home, taking care of our business. My apprentice and I are responsible for that.
- She doesn't like to stay at home. I usually stay at home, taking care of our business. But she likes to go out and talk to our neighbors. She has nothing to do at home, so I let her do what she wants.