A Grammar of Turkish Sign Language (TİD)

no(adv) is a negative adverb that occurs at the beginning of a sentence and negates the entire sentence.

 

 

          no(adv) speak there_is_not

          ‘No, I didn’t speak.’

         

          (r. f. Gökgöz 2009: 57)

 

not_at_all 'hiç' is another negative adverb that indicates a negative perfective meaning. It indicates that the event under discussion has never taken place. This adverb can negate a sentence on its own.

 

        ix₁ try not_at_all

          ‘I never tried.’                                                                    

(adapted from Dikyuva et al. 2017: 225)

 

The sign null 'sıfır', which is related to not_at_all 'hiç', can also negate a sentence on its own.

 

        ix₁ do null

        ‘I did nothing.’

(Kubus 2016: 45)

 

not_at_all 'hiç' can also occur with the basic negative marker not. In that case, the adverb can be in a position preceding the negation or following it.

 

        ix₁ not_at_all see^not

       ‘I have never seen (it).’                                                             

(adapted from Dikyuva et al. 2017: 225)

 

        ix₁ sign know^not not_at_all 

          ‘I didn’t know (how to) sign at all.’                                                  

(adapted from Gökgöz 2011: 54)