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===Constituent order=== | ===Constituent order=== | ||
===Noun phrase=== | ===Noun phrase=== | ||
Simple noun phrases consist of a single noun. | |||
Slightly more complicated noun phrases consist of two or more nouns in apposition. Here, it matter whether the nouns are of the same inflection or not. Noun phrases consisting of two or more nouns in juxtaposition with the same inflection refer to the same entity. The order of the nouns in the noun phrase is syntactically irrelevant. Possessed nouns are considered to be inanimate singular, so any modifying nouns referring to the possessed noun would also have to be inanimate singular, though not possessed. | |||
Two or more nouns of differing inflections in juxtaposition do not refer the same entity. Instead, the first is considered to be the main or topic noun, and the modifying noun is considered to be a part or attribute of that noun. This whole::part relationship is the same relationship that the relational PA expresses. | |||
More complex noun phrases can consist of a noun or noun phrase modified by an indefinite pronoun or some other modifier. | |||
Even more complicated noun phrases consist of a prepositional particle word followed by a noun phrase. So: | |||
:NP = noun | |||
:NP = pronoun | |||
:NP = NP modifier | |||
:NP = preposition NP | |||
The prepostions are listed below. | |||
: '''λi''' This is used as a status marker for proper names. | |||
: '''jē''' This is used to associate something with an animate noun. | |||
: '''nīkan''' This is used to associate an animate noun with an inanimate or stative noun. | |||
: '''ānen''' This is used to associate two nouns that are not in a relationship. It can also be used as an instrumentative marker. | |||
: '''sū''', '''rū''', '''rā''' These are all locative phrase markers | |||
===Verb phrase=== | ===Verb phrase=== | ||
===Sentence phrase=== | ===Sentence phrase=== | ||