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An example can be illustrated using the English sentence "The dog is bigger than the cat". Here, the Comparee is ''dog'', because it is the entity being compared. The adjective ''big'' is the property that is used for implementing the comparison. The suffix ''-er'', attached to the adjective ''big'', is the Marker. Finally, the role of ''cat'' is that of the Standard; it is the entity that is being compared to. | An example can be illustrated using the English sentence "The dog is bigger than the cat". Here, the Comparee is ''dog'', because it is the entity being compared. The adjective ''big'' is the property that is used for implementing the comparison. The suffix ''-er'', attached to the adjective ''big'', is the Marker. Finally, the role of ''cat'' is that of the Standard; it is the entity that is being compared to. | ||
To express the Comparative, Minhast employs a very different structure than English. Minhast uses a two-clause construction is used. The Comparee | To express the Comparative, Minhast employs a very different structure than English. Minhast uses a two-clause construction is used. The Comparee occurs in the first clause and is in the Absolutive, with the Standard either expressed as an oblique Dative argument, or it may be dropped from the sentence altogether. The verb for that clause is an intransitive stative verb. This verb serves as the Quality and is linked to the second clause with the General Subordinative clitic ''=mā''. The second clause of the construction contains either the verb ''annuk-an'' (to have the greater portion) or ''isp-an'' (to have the lesser portion). This verb in the second clause serves as the Marker. To illustrate, the sentence ''Anyar Narramitaran šimūzabammā annukaban>> *Anyar=ABS (Narramit=DAT) to.be,hungry-IMPF-INTRANS=SUBORD have.greater.share-IMPF-INTRANS. | ||
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