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|phrase = Makse , rihat kakno itá | |phrase = Makse , rihat kakno itá | ||
|IPA = /'makʃɛ̯ ɾi'hat 'kakno ɪt'aʔ/ | |IPA = /'makʃɛ̯ ɾi'hat 'kakno ɪt'aʔ/ | ||
| morphemes = makse | | morphemes = makse rihat kak=no ∅-∅-itá-ʔ | ||
| gloss = mouse.LA falcon.HA seize=SEM DIR-HS-COP-LS | | gloss = mouse.LA falcon.HA seize=SEM DIR-HS-COP-LS | ||
| translation = It was the mouse the falcon seized in one fell swoop. | | translation = It was the mouse the falcon seized in one fell swoop. | ||
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Constituents can also be backgrounded. An O argument can be moved from its usual preverbal position to an intervening position between the main verb and copula. This form of backgrounding, available only to O arguments, is known as [[Nankôre#Quasi-Incorporation|Quasi-Incorporation]]. It serves discourse functions similar to full noun incorporation found in its Minhast and Nahónda relatives, backgrounding the incorporated NP, decreasing valency, and providing additional specificity to the semantics of the main verb. The following example of compares and contrasts the default SOV<sub>1</sub>V<sub>2</sub> word order, with that of a SV<sub>1</sub>OV<sub>2</sub> | |||
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|phrase = Makse rihat tayôreno ta'itá | |||
|IPA = /'makʃɛ̯ ɾi'hat ta'yo:reno ;taʔɪt'aʔ/ | |||
| morphemes = makse rihat ta=yôre=no ta-itá-ʔ | |||
| gloss = mouse.LA falcon.HA INV=bite=SEM INV-HS.COP-LS | |||
| translation = The mouse bit the falcon. | |||
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