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===Possession=== | ===Possession=== | ||
"X of Y" = X-3SG Y or X-Y (e.g. ''weinyti boclofabim'' 'the Clofabian's brother' or ''xafut huar'' = 'the color of the house') | "X of Y" = X-3SG Y or X-Y (e.g. ''weinyti boclofabim'' 'the Clofabian's brother' or ''xafut huar'' = 'the color of the house') | ||
===Applicatives=== | |||
Applicatives promote oblique arguments to direct objects. Applicatives are not only useful for emphasizing or topicalizing the oblique argument but in fact necessary for certain syntactic constructions. When an applicative is used, the original direct object may take the preposition ''nai'' 'with (instrumental)'. | |||
===Relative clauses=== | ===Relative clauses=== | ||
There are no relative pronouns or resumptive pronouns in Roshterian. Only the gap strategy is available, and only a subject or a direct object of the relative clause can be a head. This is where applicatives come in handy, as applicatives promote | There are no relative pronouns or resumptive pronouns in Roshterian. Only the gap strategy is available, and only a subject or a direct object of the relative clause can be a head. This is where applicatives come in handy, as applicatives promote oblique arguments to direct objects, thus allow oblique arguments of a verb to be relativized. | ||
==Sample texts== | ==Sample texts== | ||
[[Category:Talmic languages]] | [[Category:Talmic languages]] | ||