Verse:Mwail/Old Gloob: Difference between revisions

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|''-īnŧer''

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====Possessive constructions====

The possessum comes before the possessor. Adjectives that modify the possessum may be placed at any point after the possessum.

If the posssessum is definite, it assumes the ''bound possessum'' or ''conjunct'' form (which takes the same tonal pattern as the unpossessed forms, unlike the free possessed forms which always have non-desinential downstep) taking the pronominal suffix of gender and number appropriate for the possessor: ''ā́batý négmē'' 'the priest's book'.

Should the possessum be indefinite, it simply takes the indefinite form: 'ā́bát négmē' 'a book of the priest's'.

====Tonal patterns of nominals====

Every noun falls under one of two tonal paradigms, derived from the Proto-Talsmic relic classifier clitic system:

*'''Unpossessed:''' {{sc|*noun<nowiki>=</nowiki>clf}}(ʔ)

*'''Free ~~possessed~~:''' {{sc|*possessum-suffix}}

*'''Free possessum:''' {{sc|*possessum-suffix}}

*'''Bound ~~possessed~~:''' {{sc|*possessum-suffix<nowiki>=</nowiki>clf(ʔ) possessor}}

*'''Bound possessum:''' {{sc|*possessum-suffix<nowiki>=</nowiki>clf(ʔ) possessor}}

The classifier clitic was deleted while determining the downstep pattern of the noun. By corollary the absolute possessed forms have non-final downstep, and the unpossessed and conjunct forms have the same pattern (exceptions occur when the word ended in ''*ʔ''), the choice of which is lexically determined.

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 |''-īnŧer''
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+====Possessive constructions====
+The possessum comes before the possessor. Adjectives that modify the possessum may be placed at any point after the possessum.
+If the posssessum is definite, it assumes the ''bound possessum'' or ''conjunct'' form (which takes the same tonal pattern as the unpossessed forms, unlike the free possessed forms which always have non-desinential downstep) taking the pronominal suffix of gender and number appropriate for the possessor: ''ā́batý négmē'' 'the priest's book'.
+Should the possessum be indefinite, it simply takes the indefinite form: 'ā́bát négmē' 'a book of the priest's'.
 ====Tonal patterns of nominals====
 Every noun falls under one of two tonal paradigms, derived from the Proto-Talsmic relic classifier clitic system:
 *'''Unpossessed:''' {{sc|*noun<nowiki>=</nowiki>clf}}(ʔ)
-*'''Free possessed:''' {{sc|*possessum-suffix}}
+*'''Free possessum:''' {{sc|*possessum-suffix}}
-*'''Bound possessed:''' {{sc|*possessum-suffix<nowiki>=</nowiki>clf(ʔ) possessor}}
+*'''Bound possessum:''' {{sc|*possessum-suffix<nowiki>=</nowiki>clf(ʔ) possessor}}
 The classifier clitic was deleted while determining the downstep pattern of the noun. By corollary the absolute possessed forms have non-final downstep, and the unpossessed and conjunct forms have the same pattern (exceptions occur when the word ended in ''*ʔ''), the choice of which is lexically determined.