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Grammatical changes from Classical Netagin include: | Grammatical changes from Classical Netagin include: | ||
* | * SAuxVO word order | ||
* Loss of verbal binyan inflection, and use of verb-derived nouns (both old verbal nouns and less direct derivations, including reborrowings from CNtg) as verbs | * Loss of verbal binyan inflection, and use of verb-derived nouns (both old verbal nouns and less direct derivations, including reborrowings from CNtg) as verbs | ||
* Relative clauses are resumptive | * Relative clauses are resumptive | ||
* As a result of Jespersen's cycle, negation uses a negative absolutive marker derived from the Classical connegative determiner ''de''. | * As a result of Jespersen's cycle, negation uses a negative absolutive marker derived from the Classical connegative determiner ''de''. | ||
* SEA style syntax | * SEA style syntax | ||
Revision as of 19:08, 16 September 2021
Modern Vernacular Netagin exists in a state of diglossia with Modern Classical Netagin. It exists in a sprachbund with Modern Windermere, Gwnax and other Bjeheondian languages.
Grammatical changes from Classical Netagin include:
- SAuxVO word order
- Loss of verbal binyan inflection, and use of verb-derived nouns (both old verbal nouns and less direct derivations, including reborrowings from CNtg) as verbs
- Relative clauses are resumptive
- As a result of Jespersen's cycle, negation uses a negative absolutive marker derived from the Classical connegative determiner de.
- SEA style syntax