3.1.2.2. Multiple
The multiple plural form is usually realized by an insertion of a horizontal arc into the movement of the verb. For example, the sentence ‘I ask them’ is realized as shown below. The verb starts near the signer’s mouth and then moves in a continuous manner from a location at the contralateral side in an arc to a location at the ipsilateral side of the signing space.
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‘I ask them’
(based on Rathmann & Mathur, 2008:199)
In the above example, the object is a non-first person, therefore the arc faces outwards. If the object is marked for first person and plural, the arc faces inwards. The plural form of a subject is not expressed.
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