Sign Word List: Dr. V's YouTube Lesson 03 (fits 1st Term OGHS) - Dr. B
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Word List Author Note: Two variations of the sign WHY are shown. For both, the signer's eyebrows are up. This means that "WHY?" is a rhetorical question, so this sign functions as "because." If the eyebrows were down, it would be an actual (Wh-q)WHY? question, asking why. In the rhetorical question, the signer says (gives the reason) why, therefore, it functions as "because."

WHY? (rhetorical) WHY? (rhetorical) = "because"

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WHY? (rhetorical) WHY? (rhetorical) = "because"


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