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==Syntax== | ==Syntax== | ||
===Word order=== | |||
Bearlandic normally has a SVO word order, but questions have a VSO order. Any constituent can be placed in front of the verb to add emphasis, but there can only be one constituent (which includes subordinate clauses) before the verb, which means that the subject is moved to after the verb when another constituent, or a subclause, is placed before the verb. | Bearlandic normally has a SVO word order, but questions have a VSO order. Any constituent can be placed in front of the verb to add emphasis, but there can only be one constituent (which includes subordinate clauses) before the verb, which means that the subject is moved to after the verb when another constituent, or a subclause, is placed before the verb. | ||
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{{Gloss | {{Gloss | ||
| phrase = Wi sgiti dē konin? | | phrase = Wi sgiti dē konin? | ||
| IPA = /ˈʋi ˈsxiːti dɛ | | IPA = /ˈʋi ˈsxiːti dɛ ˈkóːnin/ | ||
| morphemes = Wi sgit-ti dē konin? | | morphemes = Wi sgit-ti dē konin? | ||
| gloss = Who shoot-PAST the rabbit? | | gloss = Who shoot-PAST the rabbit? | ||
| translation = Who shot the rabbit? | | translation = Who shot the rabbit? | ||
}} | |||
===Noun phrases=== | |||
The word order in noun phrases is preposition-determiner-number-adjective(s)-noun-modifying phrase. The modifying phrase can be either a prepositional phrase or a relative clause. There can be multiple adjectives within a single noun phrase, but the other elements can all only appear once. | |||
{{Gloss | |||
| phrase = inn miess to aut klyn grys hausenn inn dē tarrp | |||
| IPA = /ɪnːˈ miːɛsː toː aʊ̯t klɛɪ̯n ɣrɛɪ̯s ˈhaʊ̯sɛnː ɪnː dɛ tɑrːp/ | |||
| morphemes = inn miess to aut klyn grys haus-enn inn dē tarrp | |||
| gloss = in my two old small grey house-PL in the village | |||
| translation = in my two old small grey houses in the village | |||
}} | }} | ||