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==Syntax and discourse== | ==Syntax and discourse== | ||
:''Main article: [[/Syntax|Hantza syntax]]'' | :''Main article: [[/Syntax|Hantza syntax]]'' | ||
*Animacy and agency | |||
*Definiteness | |||
Focus and topic (thème/rhème) | |||
*Relative clauses | |||
*Subordination and coordination | |||
*Discourse particles | |||
===Word order=== | ===Word order=== | ||
*Default word order: VSO | *Default word order: VSO | ||
*Non-configurational (new news before the verb (often definite), old news after the verb (often indefinite)) | *Non-configurational (new news before the verb (often definite)?, old news after the verb (often indefinite)?) | ||
===Deixis=== | ===Deixis=== | ||
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The obviative is used to discuss something that is either not present or not at the centre of the discourse. | The obviative is used to discuss something that is either not present or not at the centre of the discourse. | ||
==Derivational morphology== | ==Derivational morphology== | ||
:''Main article: [[/Derivational morphology|Derivational morphology]]'' | :''Main article: [[/Derivational morphology|Derivational morphology]]'' | ||
==Lexicon== | ==Lexicon== | ||
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*Idioms and proverbs | *Idioms and proverbs | ||
*Onomasticon | *Onomasticon | ||
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==Example texts== | ==Example texts== |