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:NEG thing DET NEG change-PRET | :NEG thing DET NEG change-PRET | ||
:'Everything changed.' (literally 'Nothing did not change.') | :'Everything changed.' (literally 'Nothing did not change.') | ||
===Contrasting=== | |||
Contrastive part-clauses borrow the syntax from cleft constructions used in focus clauses. | |||
:''D'ell Rewhd a Maið, ah twm ry Hmorill.'' | |||
: Rewhd loves Maið, but Hmorill does not [love him]. | |||
:''D'ell a Rewhd a Maið, ah twm a Gelli.'' | |||
:Rewhd loves Maið, but not Gelli. | |||
==Noun phrase== | ==Noun phrase== | ||