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===Grammatical history===
===Grammatical history===
*Aspect and trigger largely become derivational devices.
*Aspect and trigger largely become derivational devices.
*Fusion of verb + pronoun; grammaticalization of auxiliaries, leading to a tense system.
*Grammaticalization of conjugated auxiliaries, leading to a tense system.


==Phonology==
==Phonology==

Revision as of 17:21, 4 January 2018

Modern Windermere is the sole modern descendant of Classical Windermere.

Diachronics

Phonological history

Grammatical history

  • Aspect and trigger largely become derivational devices.
  • Grammaticalization of conjugated auxiliaries, leading to a tense system.

Phonology

Morphology

Praveen's last idea for Tigal: auxiliary-based

Syntax

AuxSVO or maybe AuxAVE if ergative