Auslan: Second 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 (BELONG, OWN) verbs indicate what characters think, feel or own
relating verbs identify or describe a noun, for example, HAVE in PRO3 HAVE LONG-HAIR
understanding how DSs and adverbs can give extra information about an activity
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)
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)
knowing that signing involves either telling with signs or showing with DSs and periods of CA
