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==Syntax== | ==Syntax== | ||
===Alignments=== | |||
====Typology==== | |||
The typology of Adzaay is predominantly SOV or verb-final. Marked order is OSV. A morphological particle is inserted between the subject and the direct object which is ostensibly a case suffix combined with a case prefix; a different particle is used in marked order. | |||
====Morphosyntactic Alignment==== | |||
Adzaay alignment is tripartite, so nouns and pronouns are differentiated for subject, object, and agentive roles by use of case affixes and/or particles. | |||
====Headedness==== | |||
Adzaay is predominantly head-final, and this is reflected in many of its more granular alignments. | |||
====Noun Phrases==== | |||
A typical noun phrase is structured in the following order: | |||
# —'''NOUN'''— | |||
# Adposition | |||
# Determiner | |||
# Numeral | |||
# Adjective (Phrase) | |||
# Genitive (Phrase) | |||
# Relative Clause | |||
====Adjective Phrases==== | |||
In adjective phrases, (adverbial) measurements of degree (very, less, too, &c.) follow the adjective. | |||
# —'''ADJECTIVE'''— | |||
# Degree Adverb (Phrase) | |||
====Verb Phrases==== | |||
As mentioned in Typology, Adzaay is a verb-final language, and as such, adverbs always immediately precede the verb. Verbs inflect for person, number, polarity, voice, mood, tense, and aspect. | |||