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! width="100"|Locative [Clause] | ! width="100"|Locative [Clause] | ||
! width="100"|Temporal [Clause] | ! width="100"|Temporal [Clause] | ||
! width="100"|Causal [Clause] | ! width="100"|Causal[Clause] | ||
! width="100"| | ! width="100"|Perspective [Clause] | ||
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*Temporal phrase; Objects which indicate when the action is taking place. Closely related to Locative. | *Temporal phrase; Objects which indicate when the action is taking place. Closely related to Locative. | ||
*Causal phrase; Objects which indicate for what reason an action is taking place. | *Causal phrase; Objects which indicate for what reason an action is taking place. | ||
* | *Perspective phrase; Object which is the source of the information. | ||
The above four are | The above four are markers for dependant clauses which frame the action and thus typically come after the noun. For poetic reasons or reasons of suspence, these may be shifted about just as in English. | ||
====Prepositional Relations in Fén==== | ====Prepositional Relations in Fén==== | ||
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"They came''' after''' me" becomes ''"Bhé boc debh di me ló"'' | "They came''' after''' me" becomes ''"Bhé boc debh di me ló"'' | ||
The | The prepositions with multiple types can be determined by either syntax or subject following it: | ||
*Accusative/Locative ambiguity is resolved by whether or not the case precedes the Nomative Noun. | *Accusative/Locative ambiguity is resolved by whether or not the case precedes the Nomative Noun. | ||
*Locative/Temporal is resolved by whether the action listed is a place or a time. | *Locative/Temporal is resolved by whether the action listed is a place or a time. | ||
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''<u>On bhé dir re ba tol góbhar me re</u>, tel lec ra ba délag me re.'' | ''<u>On bhé dir re ba tol góbhar me re</u>, tel lec ra ba délag me re.'' | ||
The other form of dependant clause in Fén is one which rather than describe a distinct action that the first is dependant on, rather describe the context in which the action takes place. These invovles reasons, | The other form of dependant clause in Fén is one which rather than describe a distinct action that the first is dependant on, rather describe the context in which the action takes place. These invovles reasons, adding perspective to a statement or giving the time/place a sentance takes place in. These Clauses begin preposition and end either the whole sentance or else with another clause marking another dependant clause: | ||
''I did all of this <u>for you</u>''. | ''I did all of this <u>for you</u>''. | ||
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''Lé chím re me di '''cur teghír''' <u>cur cédhina bhoci</u>'''.''''' | ''Lé chím re me di '''cur teghír''' <u>cur cédhina bhoci</u>'''.''''' | ||
The order in these | The order in these dependant clauses is usually: Locative-Temporal-Causal-Perspective. | ||
====Relative Clauses==== | ====Relative Clauses==== | ||