Quote: in ASL mimetic depiction there are 7 movement roots, i.e., verbs of motion and location; e.g., hold root to indicate "be stationary"

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Not all conceivable paths of movement are acceptable … [mimetic American Sign Language] "mimetic depiction." Those paths of movement which are acceptable in … a morpheme within verbs of motion or location. … These roots may occur alone (in combination with … [such as handshape]) to represent simple events, or may combine with each other … The first is the hold root, in which … "be stationary." [Other roots from being located or contact, linear movement, unspecified path, circular movement, swinging, and orientation]. … [p. 473] The analyses described thus far, then, suggest …   Google-1   Google-2

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