2.1.2.2. Pronouns
A pronoun can replace an argument of an intransitive, transitive, or ditransitive clause. When signers use a pronoun, they often express a contrast [Pragmatics – 4.1.3.]. In the following sentence, a pronoun assigned to the left side of the signing space replaces an object, which is contrasted with another object assigned to the right side of the signing space.
friend together cloth shop look_at.exhstv. clotha ixa atake sure ix1 take^not ix3a takeb. friend anyways ix1 payb btake.
‘I went shopping with my friend; we were looking at all the clothes. (S/he) was about to buy a dress when I told her not to buy (it) but buy this one instead. Anyways, she paid and bought the one I told her to buy.’
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