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Here, the elements "caenridae-an thenoloc-on" are two adjectives, with "thenoloc-on" (dark-OBL.5DECL) having narrow scope over "caenridae-an" (green-OBL.1DECL); note that "caenridae-an" has scope over all the other elements to its left in the NP; had the element to its immediate left, "revu", been in the OBL.2DECL case, "caenridae-an" would have scope only over "revu". | Here, the elements "caenridae-an thenoloc-on" are two adjectives, with "thenoloc-on" (dark-OBL.5DECL) having narrow scope over "caenridae-an" (green-OBL.1DECL); note that "caenridae-an" has scope over all the other elements to its left in the NP; had the element to its immediate left, "revu", been in the OBL.2DECL case, "caenridae-an" would have scope only over "revu". | ||
= Verbs = | == Verbs == | ||
== Types == | === Types === | ||
=== Phenomonological === | ==== Phenomonological ==== | ||
=== Motion Verbs === | ==== Motion Verbs ==== | ||
Motion verbs are typically satellite framed. Verbs, nor their arguments, encode directionality via morphological devices such as nominal case affixes or verbal applicative markers. Instead, directionality is a semantic feature of the verb: the verb ''narin'' means "to go to/towards", whereas ''andrin'' means "to go away". Depending on the semantics of a motion verb, the argument structure of its clause may manifest either as transitive, or intransitive: | Motion verbs are typically satellite framed. Verbs, nor their arguments, encode directionality via morphological devices such as nominal case affixes or verbal applicative markers. Instead, directionality is a semantic feature of the verb: the verb ''narin'' means "to go to/towards", whereas ''andrin'' means "to go away". Depending on the semantics of a motion verb, the argument structure of its clause may manifest either as transitive, or intransitive: | ||