Verse:Mwail/Old Gloob: Difference between revisions
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Compounds headed by the final noun are largely 'kind of noun' compounds (noun-noun/adj-noun), whereas more coordinative compounds will be right-branching, often of a noun-adjective form. | Compounds headed by the final noun are largely 'kind of noun' compounds (noun-noun/adj-noun), whereas more coordinative compounds will be right-branching, often of a noun-adjective form. | ||
Verb-verb compounding also occurs, e.g. ''duaħivinâi'' 'go extinct, perish, die out' < ''duaħî'' 'fade, be erased' + ''vinâi'' 'die'. | |||
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Nouns and adverbs can be incorporated into verbs as they can into adjectives. This is primarily a derivational, rather than grammatical, device. | Nouns and adverbs can be incorporated into verbs as they can into adjectives. This is primarily a derivational, rather than grammatical, device. | ||