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Contrastive partial clauses simply treat the contrasting element as the new topic, without necessarily repeating the comment.
Contrastive partial clauses simply treat the contrasting element as the new topic, without necessarily repeating the comment.
:''Sani dy ell ee Maið, ah Hmorill ter.''
:''Sani dy ell ee Maið, ah Hmorill ter.''
:S. PROG love 3SG.F M., but H. no
:S. PROG love 3SG.F M., but H. nay
: Sani loves Maið, but Hmorill does not [love him].
: Sani loves Maið, but Hmorill does not [love him].


:''Maið dy ell Sani ym o, ah Gelli ter.''
:''Maið dy ell Sani ym o, ah Gelli ter.''
:M. PROG love S. FA 3SG.M, but G. no
:M. PROG love S. FA 3SG.M, but G. nay
:Sani loves Maið, but she does not love Gelli.
:Sani loves Maið, but she does not love Gelli.
The syntactic role of the contrasting element is clear in both sentences because the comment tells us how the topic behaves syntactically.
The syntactic role of the contrasting element is clear in both sentences because the comment tells us how the topic behaves syntactically.
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"Also" clauses are analogous:
"Also" clauses are analogous:


:''Sani dy ell ee Maið, as Hmorill iañt.''
:''Sani dy ell ee Maið, as Hmorill iañt sec.''
:S. PROG love 3SG.F M., and H. also
:S. PROG love 3SG.F M., and H. also yea
: Sani loves Maið, and Hmorill does too. [Hnorill also loves Maið]
: Sani loves Maið, and Hmorill does too.


different words for new topic also vs other also?
different words for new topic also vs other also?
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