A Grammar of Turkish Sign Language (TİD)

When the basic negative marker attaches to a predicate, it attaches to its right.

 

turkey ix_3pl go get_ashamed^not

‘Those people in Turkey are increasingly not getting ashamed.’

(Gökgöz 2009: 19)

 

When there is a modal marker [Lexicon – 3.3.3.], [Morphology – 3.4.], negation attaches to it on the right. need below is the modal marker that negation attaches to.

 

no this evening homework prepare need^not

‘No, we don’t need to prepare homework this evening.’

 (Gökgöz 2011: 56)

 

In a yes/no question, [Syntax – 1.2.1.], with negation, an index sign can follow a negated predicate.

 

 

        sentence read know^not ix₂

        ‘Don’t you know how to read a sentence?’                                      

  (adapted from Gökgöz 2011: 57)

 

A quantifier [Syntax – 4.4.], [Lexicon – 3.10.2.] can follow the negative marker.

 

be_used_to not everybody

         ‘Not everyone is used to it.’                                                        

        (adapted from Gökgöz 2011: 71)

 

The negative adverb not_at_all 'hiç' can follow the negated predicate.

 

         ix₁ sign know^not not_at_all

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

               (adapted from Gökgöz 2011: 54)