Scellan/Syntax: Difference between revisions
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Eevo has no copula. Instead, the "predicate" or the focused constituent is fronted: | Eevo has no copula. Instead, the "predicate" or the focused constituent is fronted: | ||
e.g. ''Dy | e.g. ''Dy eell naw ee.'' = I love her; ''Ee a (fa) dy eell ren.'' = It's her that I love | ||
When fronting of a noun occurs, the remaining verb phrase becomes a noun phrase, thus a determiner must be used. | When fronting of a noun occurs, the remaining verb phrase becomes a noun phrase, thus a determiner must be used. | ||
:''Twm øráð syrŋ | :''Twm øráð syrŋ bo [toxrorégin] '''a''' go þarcǿma að smøøh bo sbenopats.'' | ||
:NEG only new evolve-PASS.PART | :NEG only new COL evolve-PASS.PART DET PST.IPFV inhabit SG world COL dinosaur | ||
:The world of the dinosaurs was not solely occupied by the newly-evolved. | :The world of the dinosaurs was not solely occupied by the newly-evolved. | ||
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===Contrasting=== | ===Contrasting=== | ||
Contrastive part-clauses borrow the syntax used in focused clauses. | Contrastive part-clauses borrow the syntax used in focused clauses. | ||
:''Dy ell Rewhd | :''Dy ell Rewhd Maið, ah twm a ry Hmorill.'' | ||
: Rewhd loves Maið, but Hmorill does not [love him]. | : Rewhd loves Maið, but Hmorill does not [love him]. | ||
:''Dy ell | :''Dy ell Rewhd Maið, ah twm Gelli.'' | ||
:Rewhd loves Maið, but she does not love Gelli. | :Rewhd loves Maið, but she does not love Gelli. | ||