Auslan: First Language Learner F–10 Sequence / Levels 3 and 4 / Understanding / Systems of language
Content description
Understand that clauses can be enriched through the use of adjectives and adverbs (when, where, how), often produced with non-manual features
Elaborations
exploring different semantic types of verbs in a text, for example by showing how:
doing (WALK, WRITE) and saying (TELL, CALL-OUT, ANNOUNCE) verbs in narrative texts give information about a characters’ actions
sensing (SEE, THINK) or possessing (THAT’S-TYPICAL-OF-THEM, OWN) verbs indicate what characters think, feel or own
relating verbs identify or describe a noun (for example, HAVE in PRO3 HAVE LONG-HAIR)
noticing that some signs modify the meaning of verbs, such as READ CAREFUL and that these are called adverbs
contributing examples of signs that tell:
when a verb happens (IN-2-WEEKS PRO1 HOLIDAY or WANT LUNCH NOW)
where a verb happens (PRO3 RUN FAR or COME HERE)
how a verb happens (FAST or SLOW or PRO2 QUICK FINISH)
noticing that sometimes Auslan signers have information about how a verb happens through NMFs rather than separate signs, for example, WRITE -carelessly
noticing that clauses can be made more vivid by integrating CA or DSs to show with body or hands or by showing adverbial or adjectival meanings
understanding that, in terms of meaning, a basic clause represents: a happening or a state (verb), who or what is involved (noun or nouns) and the surrounding circumstances (adverb or adverbs)
distinguishing between yes/no questions and wh- questions and noticing that each type of question has different NMFs
