NSLP video posted on YouTube

Sat Aug 16 16:39:13 UTC 2014

The next video -- if all goes well, will go into more depth on the topic of classifiers, classifier clitics, spatial directional verbs, spatial locative verbs and what we call "plain verbs".  In a nutshell, the syntax with plain verbs is SVO (subject-verb-object) -- just like English.  You might say that SVO is the "default" syntax in ISN.  However, because so many sentences involve spatial verbs (with moving figures and grounded objects), one might think that SVO is the exception, rather than the rule.

Spatial verbs most often feature an OSV word order (and always an OSV order embedded within the verb itself.)  Depending on the emphasis of the signer, we sometimes see SOV.  (The cat sits on the rock, the fox sits on the rock, but the dog stands on the rock.  -- emphasis on dog for that last phrase, so the sign order might shift from OSV to SOV.  You all might call this topicalization.)

Oh well, now I am rambling.  But anyone who disagrees is welcome to criticize our analysis.  I value the input.

Enjoy the show.

-- James

---- Ingvild Roald <iroald at HOTMAIL.COM> wrote: 
> The video is really great, 
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Ingvild
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> 
> Sendt fra min iPad
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> > Den 16. aug. 2014 kl. 16:10 skrev "Valerie Sutton" <signwriting at MAC.COM>:
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> > SignWriting List
> > August 16, 2014
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> > Hello James and Charles -
> > 
> > I agree with Charles -
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> > Thank you, James, for posting to the List!
> > 
> > We are very glad to know about the news of Spanish and English captions on Nicaraguan Sign Language grammar lessons videos -
> > 
> > These videos are beautiful quality and very informative and exciting to watch -
> > 
> > And it is great to see the SignWriting on the screen -
> > 
> > Thank you for doing this excellent work and sharing it with the world -
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> > I hope embed the videos on the SignWriting site -
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> > Val ;-)
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> > -------
> > 
> >> On Aug 16, 2014, at 4:25 AM, Charles Butler <chazzer3332000 at YAHOO.COM> wrote:
> >> 
> >> It was an excellent video, I was favorably impressed and I watched it entirely in sign language with the sound off. Very clear. Very exciting. 
> >>  
> >> Charles Butler
> >> chazzer3332000 at yahoo.com
> >> 240-764-5748
> >> Clear writing moves business forward.
> >> 
> >> From: James Shepard-Kegl <kegl at MAINE.RR.COM>
> >> To: SW-L at LISTSERV.VALENCIACOLLEGE.EDU 
> >> Sent: Friday, August 15, 2014 11:53 PM
> >> Subject: Re: NSLP video posted on YouTube
> >> 
> >> For any of you who might be interested:
> >> 
> >> Earlier this summer, I posted a 37 minute video (the first in a series, if we are able to continue) about the grammar of Nicaraguan Sign Language.  This video is presented entirely in ISN (with lots of SignWriting) and with English captioning.  There were a few captioning errors (which is annoying for me, but my fault), and somehow we edited in a mistaken clip (showing ISN as "I-N-S").
> >> 
> >> Anyway, we have re-released the whole thing, but now with Spanish captions.  The first minute is a little shaky (editing issues), but the rest is smooth.  
> >> I hope you find this of some value.
> >> 
> >> Here is the link to the Spanish version:  
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> >> http://youtu.be/1KFbmmgg3bA
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> >> 
> >> Here is the link to the English version (until I get around to correcting it):
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> >> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lyKRHbkScLs
> >> 
> >> 
> >> -- James
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