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==Syntax [...]== | ==Syntax [...]== | ||
The sentence structure of Adamic is highly strict. The position of nouns | The sentence structure of Adamic is highly strict and diffusive. The position of nouns is primarily determined by the configuration promoted by the triptote formula and the use of the [[w:Construct state|construct state]]; verbs conform to the latter by never interrupting the chain of Subject-Object; whereas some adjuncts must precede their arguments (e.g. adjectives as in ''mur liviatan iru'' "the dead whale"), and others follow them (e.g. adverbs as in ''āgūlá ūfā'' "he ate deadly"). Overall, the first half of a sentence is the [[w:Topic and comment|topic]], and the second, the [[w:Focus (linguistics)|focus]]. | ||
===Construct State=== | ===Construct State=== | ||
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=====Collective Formation===== | |||
===== | The collective use of the article in a sentence triggers the construct state in its most distant members. For example, when there are two or more subjects: | ||
: '''''bîbli''' saíkat iru'' "the book and the philosopher" | |||
Or two or more objects: | |||
: ''iskít iruk bîbl '''kî’in''''' "the philosopher is with the book and the clock" | |||
: ''atu'' "you" + ''anu'' "I" = ''anu-ta'' "you and I" | |||
=====Attributive Formation===== | |||
The effects of the cadence of syntactic arguments against nouns may lead from (1) to (4). | The effects of the cadence of syntactic arguments against nouns may lead from (1) to (4). | ||
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}} | }} | ||
===== | =====Collective Formation===== | ||
The collective use of the article in a sentence triggers the construct state in its most distant members. For example, when there are two or more subjects: | |||
: '''''bîbli''' saíkat iru'' "the book and the philosopher" | |||
Or two or more objects: | |||
: ''iskít iruk bîbl '''kî’in''''' "the philosopher is with the book and the clock" | |||
: ''atu'' "you" + ''anu'' "I" = ''anu-ta'' "you and I" | |||
=====Attributive Formation===== | |||
The effects of the cadence of syntactic arguments against pronouns may lead from (1) to (4). | The effects of the cadence of syntactic arguments against pronouns may lead from (1) to (4). | ||
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}} | }} | ||
=====Collective Formation===== | |||
The collective use of the article in a sentence triggers the construct state in its most distant members. For example, when there are two or more subjects: | |||
: '''''bîbli''' saíkat iru'' "the book and the philosopher" | |||
Or two or more objects: | |||
: ''iskít iruk bîbl '''kî’in''''' "the philosopher is with the book and the clock" | |||
: ''atu'' "you" + ''anu'' "I" = ''anu-ta'' "you and I" | |||
=====Attributive Formation===== | |||
... | |||
===Word Order=== | |||
The default word order in Adamic is [[w:Object-subject-verb word order|OSV]], except when the subject is a pronoun, wherein it takes the [[w:Object-verb-subject word order|OVS]] form. Alternatively, the [[w:Verb-object-subject word order|VOS]] and therefore the [[w:Verb-subject-objectword order|VSO]] order appear as liberties. | |||
{{interlinear|lang=fi|number=(1) | |||
|top= בבל ר סכת בבל | |||
|בבל ר סכת בבל | |||
|bbl r skt bbl | |||
|bîbl ira siktí ābūlá | |||
|book.{{gcl|INHU|inanimate human noun}} the.{{gcl|ACC|accusative case}} philosophy.{{gcl|INTORG|intellectual organism noun}}.{{gcl|DT|definite determiner}}.{{gcl|CONS|construct state}} book.{{gcl|VACT|active voice verb}}.{{gcl|PERF|perfective}}.{{gcl|3S|third-person singular}} | |||
|"The philosopher read the book" | |||
}} | |||
{{interlinear|lang=fi|number=(2) | |||
" | |top= בבל ר בבלת | ||
|בבל ר בבלת | |||
|bbl r bblt | |||
|bîbl ira ābūlí-ta | |||
|book.{{gcl|INHU|inanimate human noun}} the.{{gcl|ACC|accusative case}} book.{{gcl|VACT|active voice verb}}.{{gcl|PERF|perfective}}.{{gcl|3S|third-person singular}}-you.{{gcl|CONS|construct state}} | |||
|"You read the book" | |||
}} | |||
compare the use of the possessive pronoun in ''mûm suruci'' "his mother" with ''mûm sumiru ’ûl āmfár'' "the man whose mother died" | compare the use of the possessive pronoun in ''mûm suruci'' "his mother" with ''mûm sumiru ’ûl āmfár'' "the man whose mother died" | ||
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neither *saíkat ira úbūl nor *úbūl ira siktí, but úbūla-k siktí "the philosopher can read" | neither *saíkat ira úbūl nor *úbūl ira siktí, but úbūla-k siktí "the philosopher can read" | ||
====Adjuncts[...]==== | ====Adjuncts[...]==== | ||