Historical Sign Language Database
Georgetown University
April 16, 2024
Search: BECAUSE
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| Entry ID | Book Source | Reference Gloss | Author’s gloss | Description | Page | URL |
| 1009 | Long (1918) | BECAUSE | BECAUSE | BECAUSE: Place the end of the forefinger of the right "L" hand at the forehead, above the right eye; draw the hand away to the side, assuming the position of "A," and then raise the hand on a level with the top of the head. The hand is sometimes given a peculiar twisting motion. XXII,394. | 110 | hsldb.georgetown.edu/books/book-window.php?id=1009&refid=long1918 |
| 62 | Michaels (1923) | BECAUSE | BECAUSE | BECAUSE: 1. Put the fingers of the right hand to the forehead. 2. Move the hand up above the head. 3. Close the fingers in the palm of the hand. | 29 | hsldb.georgetown.edu/books/book-window.php?id=62&refid=michaels1923 |
| 225 | Michaels (1923) | BECAUSE | FOR | FOR: 1. Put the fingers of the right hand on the forehead and move the hand upward above your head (because). | 60 | hsldb.georgetown.edu/books/book-window.php?id=225&refid=michaels1923 |
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| Tag ID | Signer(Year) | Reference Gloss | Context | Segment | URL | |
| 393 | McGregor (1913) | BECAUSE | N/A | BUT fs:IF 1P-IX-PL SEE MALE SEVERAL(2h,rt) TAKE(2h-alt,ctr-to-rt)~RICH(rt) AND MANY+(lc) HAVE ENOUGH NOT, 1P-IX-PL UNDERSTAND THAT(2h) BECAUSE 3P-IX(rt) UNDERSTAND gs:NOTHING 3P-SELF(rt) TRUE TAKE(2h-alt,ctr) 3P-POSS(rt) fs:OWN(int) MALE~SAME FEMALE~SAME. | 37 | hsldb.georgetown.edu/films/tablefilm.php?source=mcgregor_sermon&glossid=393 |
| 470 | McGregor (1913) | BECAUSE | N/A | AGO MALE ONE GOOD SLEEP ALL-NIGHT PEACE~QUIET THINK~TROUBLE NOTHING BECAUSE 3P-SELF HAVE OPPOSITE+ NOTHING | 44 | hsldb.georgetown.edu/films/tablefilm.php?source=mcgregor_sermon&glossid=470 |
| 678 | McGregor (1913) | BECAUSE | N/A | BECAUSE TRUE 2P-POSS(up,int) KING~OVER-ALL STRONG AND GLORY ALWAYS(int) CONTINUE PRAY pose:bow. | 63 | hsldb.georgetown.edu/films/tablefilm.php?source=mcgregor_sermon&glossid=678 |
| 576 | Veditz (1913) | BECAUSE | N/A | BECAUSE 3P-SELF-PL(rt-to-ctr) CANT+ SIGN. | 53 | hsldb.georgetown.edu/films/tablefilm.php?source=veditz&glossid=576 |