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Verbs & Syntax

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	:: In intransitive sentences, the main argument is not marked, or, ''for a twist'', is marked with a copulaic particle where appropriate. Inspired by		:: In intransitive sentences, the main argument is not marked, or, ''for a twist'', is marked with a copulaic particle where appropriate. Inspired by
	* '''Verb Agreement marking:''' Verbs are marked to agree with subject nouns, and can be marked according to '''number''', personal gender, or some sort of '''honorific ranking''' (which can like in Japanese apply to inanimate things like 「お酒」). But rarely are all three used. Bolded are the categories I would like to focus on.		* '''Verb Agreement marking:''' Verbs are marked to agree with subject nouns, and can be marked according to '''number''', personal gender, or some sort of '''honorific ranking''' (which can like in Japanese apply to inanimate things like 「お酒」). But rarely are all three used. Bolded are the categories I would like to focus on.
	* '''~~Word~~ initial TAM phrases?'''		* '''Sentence initial TAM phrases?'''

	===Questions===		===Questions===
	* '''Yes/No questions:''' Yes/no questions are preceded by a stock phrase (cf. French ''est-ce que'', Indonesian ''apakah''), or optionally, the V₁ comes to the start of the sentences, such that SV₂OV₁ becomes V₁SV₂O, '''OR''' an auxiliary verb (''or transitive copula?'') enters the scene (like English ''do'' as V₁), resulting in V₁SV₃…OV₂ or V₁SV₂V₃…O. The former-most and latter-most are considered the most well recognised.		* '''Yes/No questions:''' Yes/no questions are preceded by a stock phrase (cf. French ''est-ce que'', Indonesian ''apakah''), or optionally, the V₁ comes to the start of the sentences, such that SV₂OV₁ becomes V₁SV₂O, '''OR''' an auxiliary verb (''or transitive copula?'') enters the scene (like English ''do'' as V₁), resulting in V₁SV₃…OV₂ or V₁SV₂V₃…O. The former-most and latter-most are considered the most well recognised.
	* '''Questions about anything other than the subject:''' More English-esque nonsense here using the ''do''-esque auxiliary, resulting in O<sup>{{small\|q}}</sup>V<sup>{{small\|do}}</sup>SV(VOV)		* '''Questions about anything other than the subject:''' More English-esque nonsense here using the ''do''-esque auxiliary, resulting in O<sup>{{small\|q}}</sup>V<sup>{{small\|do}}</sup>SV(VOV)

Ceige at 12:59, 12 March 2017

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 ==Quick Grammatical Overview==
 ===Nouns===
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 :: Cat POSS = the cat's owner.
 :: Cat POSS Joe = Joe's cat.
-===Verbs===
+* '''Nominalisation:''' Just about everything can be nominalised with the nominalisation particle.
 * '''SV₂OV₁ order:''' In sentences with only one verb, the word order is SVO; however in sentences with multiple verbs, the first verb goes at the end of the sentence (but before word final particles) and the other verbs go between the subject and object. Inspired by possible naive linguistic analyses of the function of "gern(e)" in German in sentences talking about wants and desires.
 * '''Alignment:''' Austronesianesque, with the following:

Ceige: /* Quick Grammatical Overview */

2017-03-12T11:11:11Z

Quick Grammatical Overview

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	:: In intransitive sentences, the main argument is not marked, or, ''for a twist'', is marked with a copulaic particle where appropriate. Inspired by		:: In intransitive sentences, the main argument is not marked, or, ''for a twist'', is marked with a copulaic particle where appropriate. Inspired by
	* '''Verb Agreement marking:''' Verbs are marked to agree with subject nouns, and can be marked according to '''number''', personal gender, or some sort of '''honorific ranking''' (which can like in Japanese apply to inanimate things like 「お酒」). But rarely are all three used. Bolded are the categories I would like to focus on.		* '''Verb Agreement marking:''' Verbs are marked to agree with subject nouns, and can be marked according to '''number''', personal gender, or some sort of '''honorific ranking''' (which can like in Japanese apply to inanimate things like 「お酒」). But rarely are all three used. Bolded are the categories I would like to focus on.
			* '''Word initial TAM phrases?'''
	===Questions===		===Questions===
	* '''Yes/No questions:''' Yes/no questions are preceded by a stock phrase (cf. French ''est-ce que'', Indonesian ''apakah''), or optionally, the V₁ comes to the start of the sentences, such that SV₂OV₁ becomes V₁SV₂O, '''OR''' an auxiliary verb (''or transitive copula?'') enters the scene (like English ''do'' as V₁), resulting in V₁SV₃…OV₂ or V₁SV₂V₃…O. The former-most and latter-most are considered the most well recognised.		* '''Yes/No questions:''' Yes/no questions are preceded by a stock phrase (cf. French ''est-ce que'', Indonesian ''apakah''), or optionally, the V₁ comes to the start of the sentences, such that SV₂OV₁ becomes V₁SV₂O, '''OR''' an auxiliary verb (''or transitive copula?'') enters the scene (like English ''do'' as V₁), resulting in V₁SV₃…OV₂ or V₁SV₂V₃…O. The former-most and latter-most are considered the most well recognised.
	* '''Questions about anything other than the subject:''' More English-esque nonsense here using the ''do''-esque auxiliary, resulting in O<sup>{{small\|q}}</sup>V<sup>{{small\|do}}</sup>SV(VOV)		* '''Questions about anything other than the subject:''' More English-esque nonsense here using the ''do''-esque auxiliary, resulting in O<sup>{{small\|q}}</sup>V<sup>{{small\|do}}</sup>SV(VOV)

Ceige at 10:31, 12 March 2017

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	==Quick Grammatical Overview==		==Quick Grammatical Overview==
			===Nouns===
			* '''Possessive and Genitive phrases:''' The possessive and genitive share a particle, with the meaning depending on which side of that particle a noun is currently at. ''Possessees'' sit on the left of the particle, while ''possessors'' sit on the right. Either can be used without the other to form a possessive or genitive phrase.
			:: POSS Joe = the thing of Joe's.
			:: Cat POSS = the cat's owner.
			:: Cat POSS Joe = Joe's cat.
			===Verbs===
	* '''SV₂OV₁ order:''' In sentences with only one verb, the word order is SVO; however in sentences with multiple verbs, the first verb goes at the end of the sentence (but before word final particles) and the other verbs go between the subject and object. Inspired by possible naive linguistic analyses of the function of "gern(e)" in German in sentences talking about wants and desires.		* '''SV₂OV₁ order:''' In sentences with only one verb, the word order is SVO; however in sentences with multiple verbs, the first verb goes at the end of the sentence (but before word final particles) and the other verbs go between the subject and object. Inspired by possible naive linguistic analyses of the function of "gern(e)" in German in sentences talking about wants and desires.
	* '''Alignment:''' Austronesianesque, with the following:		* '''Alignment:''' Austronesianesque, with the following:
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	:: In intransitive sentences, the main argument is not marked, or, ''for a twist'', is marked with a copulaic particle where appropriate. Inspired by		:: In intransitive sentences, the main argument is not marked, or, ''for a twist'', is marked with a copulaic particle where appropriate. Inspired by
	* '''Verb Agreement marking:''' Verbs are marked to agree with subject nouns, and can be marked according to '''number''', personal gender, or some sort of '''honorific ranking''' (which can like in Japanese apply to inanimate things like 「お酒」). But rarely are all three used. Bolded are the categories I would like to focus on.		* '''Verb Agreement marking:''' Verbs are marked to agree with subject nouns, and can be marked according to '''number''', personal gender, or some sort of '''honorific ranking''' (which can like in Japanese apply to inanimate things like 「お酒」). But rarely are all three used. Bolded are the categories I would like to focus on.
	*		===Questions===
			* '''Yes/No questions:''' Yes/no questions are preceded by a stock phrase (cf. French ''est-ce que'', Indonesian ''apakah''), or optionally, the V₁ comes to the start of the sentences, such that SV₂OV₁ becomes V₁SV₂O, '''OR''' an auxiliary verb (''or transitive copula?'') enters the scene (like English ''do'' as V₁), resulting in V₁SV₃…OV₂ or V₁SV₂V₃…O. The former-most and latter-most are considered the most well recognised.
			* '''Questions about anything other than the subject:''' More English-esque nonsense here using the ''do''-esque auxiliary, resulting in O<sup>{{small\|q}}</sup>V<sup>{{small\|do}}</sup>SV(VOV)

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==Quick Grammatical Overview==
* '''SV₂OV₁ order:''' In sentences with only one verb, the word order is SVO; however in sentences with multiple verbs, the first verb goes at the end of the sentence (but before word final particles) and the other verbs go between the subject and object. Inspired by possible naive linguistic analyses of the function of "gern(e)" in German in sentences talking about wants and desires.
* '''Alignment:''' Austronesianesque, with the following:
:: In active voice transitive sentences, the agent is marked specially
:: In passive-voice transitive sentences, the patient is marked specially
:: In intransitive sentences, the main argument is not marked, or, ''for a twist'', is marked with a copulaic particle where appropriate. Inspired by
* '''Verb Agreement marking:''' Verbs are marked to agree with subject nouns, and can be marked according to '''number''', personal gender, or some sort of '''honorific ranking''' (which can like in Japanese apply to inanimate things like 「お酒」). But rarely are all three used. Bolded are the categories I would like to focus on.
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