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Contrastive partial clauses simply treat the contrasting element as the new topic, without necessarily repeating the comment. | Contrastive partial clauses simply treat the contrasting element as the new topic, without necessarily repeating the comment. | ||
:''Sani dy ell ee Maið, ah Hmorill ter.'' | :''Sani dy ell ee Maið, ah Hmorill ter.'' | ||
:S. PROG love 3SG.F M., but H. | :S. PROG love 3SG.F M., but H. nay | ||
: Sani loves Maið, but Hmorill does not [love him]. | : Sani loves Maið, but Hmorill does not [love him]. | ||
:''Maið dy ell Sani ym o, ah Gelli ter.'' | :''Maið dy ell Sani ym o, ah Gelli ter.'' | ||
:M. PROG love S. FA 3SG.M, but G. | :M. PROG love S. FA 3SG.M, but G. nay | ||
:Sani loves Maið, but she does not love Gelli. | :Sani loves Maið, but she does not love Gelli. | ||
The syntactic role of the contrasting element is clear in both sentences because the comment tells us how the topic behaves syntactically. | The syntactic role of the contrasting element is clear in both sentences because the comment tells us how the topic behaves syntactically. | ||
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"Also" clauses are analogous: | "Also" clauses are analogous: | ||
:''Sani dy ell ee Maið, as Hmorill iañt.'' | :''Sani dy ell ee Maið, as Hmorill iañt sec.'' | ||
:S. PROG love 3SG.F M., and H. also | :S. PROG love 3SG.F M., and H. also yea | ||
: Sani loves Maið, and Hmorill does too. | : Sani loves Maið, and Hmorill does too. | ||
different words for new topic also vs other also? | different words for new topic also vs other also? | ||