Pretoria 06 · Variation in SASL Place Names · University of the Free State

Title: Pretoria 06
Description: Pretoria 06 is a descriptive sign with the handshape T followed by P. The handshapes likely refer to the previous number plate for Pretoria, which started with TP.In the case of Pretoria there are three lexical variations: one that resembles the sign for GOVERNMENT (Pretoria 01 and Pretoria 02), another which is the sign for SISTER (Pretoria 14), and two initialised variants that differ phonologically from each other (Pretoria 06 and Pretoria 09).
Place Type: Town
Years Recorded: 2023; 2024
Research Site: Bloemfontein; Kimberley; Phuthaditjhaba; Thaba 'Nchu; Thaba 'Nchu; Phuthaditjhaba; Kimberley
Part of Location Collection: Pretoria
Age Group: 25-29; 30-34; 35-39; 45-49; 55-59; 60-64
Home Language: isiXhosa; Sesotho
Main location: Kestell; Klerksdorp; Mthatha; Phuthaditjhaba; Thaba 'Nchu
Context Items: Age Group; Home Language; Main Location; Date Recorded; Research Site
SASL Shorthand Annotation: #1,{0,?2,*1,!2-1,[T-P,^3-4,~9-26,&0,*2,!0,[0,^0,~0,&0
Category Value: Handedness: 1; Contact: 0; Mouthing: 2; Dominance: 1; Location: 2; Location: 1; Handshape: T; Handshape: P; Palm orientation: 3; Palm orientation: 4; Movement: 9; Movement: 26; Repetition: 0; Dominance: 2; Location: 0; Handshape: 0; Palm orientation: 0; Movement: 0