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=== Clause Types === | === Clause Types === | ||
==== Copula ==== | ==== Copula ==== | ||
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Copular clauses are negated with the negation particle ''hatā''' (no, not). This particle can either precede or follow its argument; both ''"Kaslub hatā'"'' and ''"Hatā' kaslub"'' ("It is not a dog") are correct. Nouns can take tense markers. Thus, if tense needs to be indicated, the appropriate verbal tense marker is suffixed to the predicate, as in ''"Keslib-ar, attim wakkaslub"'' ("He was a puppy, now he's an adult dog"). Pronominal affixes are suffixed to their predicates, as in ''"Minhast-ek"'' ("I am Minhast"). Tense markers, when they appear, come before the pronominal affix, as in ''"Minhast-ar-ek"'' ("I was Minhast"). | Copular clauses are negated with the negation particle ''hatā''' (no, not). This particle can either precede or follow its argument; both ''"Kaslub hatā'"'' and ''"Hatā' kaslub"'' ("It is not a dog") are correct. Nouns can take tense markers. Thus, if tense needs to be indicated, the appropriate verbal tense marker is suffixed to the predicate, as in ''"Keslib-ar, attim wakkaslub"'' ("He was a puppy, now he's an adult dog"). Pronominal affixes are suffixed to their predicates, as in ''"Minhast-ek"'' ("I am Minhast"). Tense markers, when they appear, come before the pronominal affix, as in ''"Minhast-ar-ek"'' ("I was Minhast"). | ||
==== Coordinate ==== | ==== Coordinate ==== | ||
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<small><sup>6</sup>''A '' discourse unit ''is defined as series of contiguous sentences where a clearly identifiable Subject is coreferential across all clauses in the sentence series.''</small> | <small><sup>6</sup>''A '' discourse unit ''is defined as series of contiguous sentences where a clearly identifiable Subject is coreferential across all clauses in the sentence series.''</small> | ||
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===== Adjunct ===== | |||
===== Causal ===== | |||
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== Idiomatic Phrases == | == Idiomatic Phrases == | ||