Basic sign order

1. Introduction
2. Some principles regarding sentence order
         a) Basic order
         b) Time and space information
         c) The theme
         d) Adjectives
3. Simultaneity

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The theme, containing known information about which something is to be said, is placed at the beginning of the sentence and accompanied by non-manual markers – raised eyebrows followed by a pause -; it can also be accompanied by an emphasizing headnod movement.

    "The red  file I gave to my nephew."
    "The train to Girona leaves at 11am."