Optimist: the cup is half full
Pessimist: the cup is half empty
Sign linguist: notes that Auslan, BSL, and ASL all have lexical signs that can tell you if the signer views the cup as half ‘full’ or ‘empty’ but that signers can also use depicting signs to show how much liquid actually is in the cup.
Pessimist: the cup is half empty
Sign linguist: notes that Auslan, BSL, and ASL all have lexical signs that can tell you if the signer views the cup as half ‘full’ or ‘empty’ but that signers can also use depicting signs to show how much liquid actually is in the cup.
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Gretchen McCulloch
Optimist: the cup is half full
Pessimist: the cup is half empty
Linguist: quantities are described with regard to a reference state; thus we can efficiently convey whether the cup was more recently full or empty
Pessimist: the cup is half empty
Linguist: quantities are described with regard to a reference state; thus we can efficiently convey whether the cup was more recently full or empty
Comments
Full C hand shape down -
Empty.
Both signs relate to a cup or liquid.