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Grammatical changes from Classical Netagin include: | Grammatical changes from Classical Netagin include: | ||
* SVO word order | * SVO word order | ||
* Loss of binyan inflection, and use of verb-derived nouns (both old verbal nouns and less direct derivations, including reborrowings from CNtg) as verbs | * Loss of verbal binyan inflection, and use of verb-derived nouns (both old verbal nouns and less direct derivations, including reborrowings from CNtg) as verbs | ||
* Relative clauses are resumptive | * Relative clauses are resumptive | ||
* As a result of Jespersen's cycle, negation uses a negative absolutive marker derived from the Classical connegative determiner ''de''. | * As a result of Jespersen's cycle, negation uses a negative absolutive marker derived from the Classical connegative determiner ''de''. |
Revision as of 09:03, 23 July 2021
Modern Vernacular Netagin exists in a state of diglossia with Modern Classical Netagin. It exists in a sprachbund with Modern Windermere, Gwnax and other Bjeheondian languages.
Grammatical changes from Classical Netagin include:
- SVO word order
- Loss of verbal binyan inflection, and use of verb-derived nouns (both old verbal nouns and less direct derivations, including reborrowings from CNtg) as verbs
- Relative clauses are resumptive
- As a result of Jespersen's cycle, negation uses a negative absolutive marker derived from the Classical connegative determiner de.