English Translation:
WRITING ASL GRAMMAR
in SignWriting
LESSON ONE: TOPICS
by Dr. Karen van Hoek
signed in ASL by
George 'Butch' Zein
Edited by the DAC
TOPICS
American Sign Language (ASL) uses facial expressions
to convey grammatical information. For example, a topic is basically
"what the sentence is about". In ASL, there is a special
construction in which the topic is placed at the beginning of
the sentence. A special facial expression is used along with the
topic. The eyebrows are raised.
Example One:
"Fish, I like trout."
or...
"I like trout."
Example Two:
"That car there, I want to buy it."
or...
"I want to buy that car."
