Semantics: SUDDENLY

[Theresa B. Smith]

I think no (not bad/negative aspect).  The "wrong" is more about one's
expectations/predictions.

Indeed, ASL discourse is much more likely to frame descriptions as one's
feelings, reactions etc. to them than as qualities of "the thing" itself
as English does.  For example, in English we say "the thing is
"interesting" but in ASL we say "I am/was interested" (i.e. something
that "It is something that I found interesting.")  Note the relationship
to the use of Role Shift.

Theresa Smith

Alysse Rasmussen wrote:

> A friend asked me about the ASL sign frequently glossed as SUDDENLY (a
> variation of the sign WRONG) .... I know the connotation includes
> "unexpected" but does it also include a "negative" aspect ... as in
> "something unexpected AND bad" occurred?
>
> Alysse


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