Scellan/Syntax: Difference between revisions
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There are two (non-interchangeable) ways to say 'X is Y': | There are two (non-interchangeable) ways to say 'X is Y': | ||
#''Y DET X'' - This is used | #''Y DET X'' - This is used to assert that nouns X and Y are the same thing. | ||
#''dyb Y DET X'' (lit. X is in the set of all Y's) - This is used | #''dyb Y DET X'' (lit. X is in the set of all Y's) - This is used to assert that "X is-a Y" (Y a predicate noun) | ||
==Noun phrase== | ==Noun phrase== | ||