Table 1.1 Brow Positions in 15 Natural
Sign Languages
|
Language
|
yes/no question
|
topic
|
connective
|
protases
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
American (ASL)
|
raised
|
raised
|
raised
|
raised
|
|
Italian (LIS)
|
raised
|
raised
|
raised
|
raised
|
|
Belgian/Flemish(BFSL)
|
raised
|
raised
|
raised
|
raised
|
|
French (LSF)
|
raised
|
raised
|
unknown
|
raised
|
|
Swedish (SSL)
|
raised
|
raised
|
raised
|
raised
|
|
Australian (Auslan)
|
raised
|
raised
|
raised
|
unknown
|
|
Quebecois (LSQ)
|
not obligatory
|
not obligatory
|
not obligatory
|
not obligatory
|
|
British (BSL)
|
raised
|
raised
|
raised
|
unknown
|
|
Japanese (JSL)
|
raised
|
raised
|
raised
|
raised
|
|
Netherlands (SLN)
|
raised
|
raised
|
raised
|
raised
|
|
Polish (PSL)
|
raised
|
unknown
|
raised
|
raised
|
|
Nicaraguan (ISN)
|
raised
|
raised
|
unknown
|
unknown
|
|
Argentine (LSA)
|
raised
|
raised
|
unknown
|
unknown
|
|
Norwegian (NSL)
|
raised
|
raised
|
raised
|
raised
|
|
Israeli (ISL)
|
raised
|
raised
|
raised
|
unknown
|
|
TOTAL
|
93%
|
87%
|
73%
|
60%
|