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===Some other valid transformations=== | ===Some other valid transformations=== | ||
*WH fronting: only one WH can be fronted. | |||
*Quotation inversion: a quotation can be placed before the verbs of saying or thinking, but only if the subject isn't a pronoun. | |||
*Sentence-level prepositional phrases can be reordered, but only one verbal argument can be fronted. For example, the sentence ''with the lawyer, about money, we talked'' is invalid. | |||
*Heavy-NP backing: a long noun phrase can be placed at the end of a sentence. | |||
*A sentence with ''as'' can be easily deleted. E.g.<br> | |||
:Kinahu iijuliaŋupisaxanipisa ilaasi upisaxanituaq? <br> | |||
:Who can write a story as s/he can write?<br> | |||
:can become<br> | |||
:Kinahu iijuliaŋupisaxaniggaa ''ilaa''? | |||
:Who can write a story as ''s/he''? | |||
*Gapping can also happen with negated verbs. For example:<br> | |||
:Huuŋihuu qagigaaŋit nuuŋukalija suli Qiqahuu, nuuŋukijimiq | |||
:''Huuŋi didn't buy a new car, and Qiqaj, a new refrigerator'' is perfectly valid. | |||
==Example texts== | ==Example texts== | ||