smile.

 These  co-­‐occurring  functions  require  representation  as  independent  entities  so  that  

they  can  be  animated  concurrently.    

Figure  11:  A  happy  signer  asking  a  Yes/No  question.  

Often  multiple  co-­‐occurring  processes  will  influence  the  same  geometry.  Consider  a  

WH  question  signed  in  an  angry  fashion,  as  seen  in  Figure  12.    The  eyebrows  lower  as  part  

of  producing  a  WH  question.    However,  the  emotional  state  of  anger  also  involves  lowering  

the  eyebrows.    The  synthesis  of  this  sentence  requires  not  only  that  these  two  be  depicted  

simultaneously,  but  that  they  recombine  and  thus  interact  with  each  other.  

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