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Ordinal numbers are as below: (example for 2 “çi”) | Ordinal numbers are as below: (example for 2 “çi”) | ||
çi.ji | çi.ji:.... two.half | ||
çi.ği *-th (second) | çi.ği:.... *-th (second) | ||
ki.ği four.th | ki.ği:.... four.th | ||
öşü çi/fi both/every three | öşü çi/fi:.... both/every three | ||
ki.z.çi two forth (two of four; four’s half) | ki.z.çi:.... two forth (two of four; four’s half) | ||
çi.vum, fi.vum, ki.vum | çi.vum, fi.vum, ki.vum :.... double/two fold/twice, triple, quadruple | ||
çi.ğ.ma,fi.ğ.ma | çi.ğ.ma, fi.ğ.ma : .... couple, trio | ||
== ADVERBS == | == ADVERBS == | ||
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=== BASIC ADVERBS === | === BASIC ADVERBS === | ||
Basic adverbs consist of | Basic adverbs consist of two letters in scheme of VC, covering mostly used adverbs in many languages. As in English, in many other languages also adverbs have often the same spelling with the adjectives and conjunctives. For the sake of ambiguity, they also will have separate words in ABCL, if used as adverb. Also here there are separate headings for subdivision, indicated by choose of the vowels. For example, first letter being variable vowel, (“V*”), second letter C (consonant) indicates the subdivision. The consonants e.g. “s, t, y” indicate “time” and “ş” the “quantity” where the first letter (vowel) varies from “a” to “ü” (* means always “varying letters” in this article). This way 110 words can be created (without the use of the vowel “ı”). The consonant “ç, f, l, n” code the “adverbs of manner” which are subdivided into four, such as limitation (*f), descriptive (*ç) etc. | ||
Some Examples: | |||
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!'''Time'''|||| '''Quantity'''||||||'''Manners'''||(direction)||||'''Manners'''||(descriptive) | !'''Time'''|||| '''Quantity'''||||||'''Manners'''||(direction)||||'''Manners'''||(descriptive) | ||
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''' | ''' | ||
Also here there are deviations in the number of basic letters while deriving adverbs from verbs, nouns and adjectives. | Also here there are deviations in the number of basic letters while deriving adverbs from verbs, nouns and adjectives. | ||
Examples for some derivations: | |||
Examples for some derivations: (The firsts English words in row are translated in to ABCL only) | |||
''' | ''' | ||
==== Derived from Root Verbs ==== | ==== Derived from Root Verbs ==== | ||
''' | ''' | ||
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==== Derived from Root Adjectives ==== | ==== Derived from Root Adjectives ==== | ||
''' | ''' | ||
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'''Derived from Root Nouns''' | '''Derived from Root Nouns''' | ||
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|_ça||||süb.ça, hünbe.ça, ehe.ça||||a_||||''a.miss, away, along'', ahead, apart, alone || | |_ça||||süb.ça, hünbe.ça, ehe.ça||||a_||||''a.miss, away, along'', ahead, apart, alone || | ||
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The number of derived adverbs from the verbs and adjectives only would yield about two | Negation suffix comes in these cases at the end of adverbial suffix “_r” | ||
The number of derived adverbs from the verbs and adjectives only would yield about two thousand. | |||
== CONJUNCTIVES-PREPOSITIONS == | == CONJUNCTIVES-PREPOSITIONS == | ||
Conjunctives-prepositions consist of two letters | Conjunctives-prepositions consist of two letters as CV. Logical groupings have been built systematically, such as conjunction particles (and, or, then, so… ), particles for subordinate clauses (so that, even if, unless etc.) and prepositions. For example, the consonants “p, r, s and v” point out to coordinating conjunction (like else, consequently, however, and, but) and “k, l, m and n” to the locational prepositions (like in, at, on, out, under, above, behind etc), with the vowel varying from “a” to “ü”. | ||
=== CONJUNCTIONS === | === CONJUNCTIONS === | ||
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== PRONOUNS == | == PRONOUNS and Possessive Determiners (Adjective Pronouns) == | ||
Pronouns consist of one and three letters (V, VCV). The personal pronouns are “a, o, u, e, ö, ü”. All other pronouns have VCV where first vowel is always “i” with which they would be recognizable and differ from adjectives | Pronouns consist of one (personal pronouns) and three letters (V, VCV). The personal pronouns are “a, o, u, e, ö, ü”. All other pronouns have VCV where first vowel is always “i” (except reflexive pronouns) with which they would be recognizable and differ from adjectives. Possessive determiners (adjective pronouns) have two letters (V*z) | ||
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||| || || |||| ita.pis||how much|| | ||| || || |||| ita.pis||how much|| | ||
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== | == NEGATION AND QUESTIONS == | ||
Negation of the act is done by adding suffix “x” at the end of the conjugated verb and verbal modal suffixes (like passive) if any. With “_x” as suffix, ABCL construct also antonym for adjectives, (seldomly)adverbs and conjunctives/prepositions (also seldomly as the pair “with-without”) where appropriate. “X” stand alone means “not” in English but for phrases such as “… or not” or for expressions (e.g.: you, not!= o x!; not today!= x at!; not nice= x eni!) only. “X” is also used for the number “zero”. | |||
Questions will be indicated by the letter “J”, in case of the pronouns as prefix and in case of the nouns as particle before subject noun, spoken with a “short-soundless “ı” sound (like “ion-loud” in “station” (explained before)). It can also build vocal harmony with the first syllables of the following noun which will be however omitted in writing. | |||
Questions will be indicated by the letter “J”, in case of the pronouns as prefix and in case of the nouns as | |||
Example: J.a yüsa? (Shall I swim?) | Example: J.a yüsa? (Shall I swim?), J (Jɯ or Je) şenbe b.yüs.e? (Can fish swim?) | ||
J (Jɯ or Je) şenbe b.yüs.e? (Can fish swim?) | |||
== TENSES, ASPECTS and IRREALIS == | == TENSES, ASPECTS and SUBJUNCTIVES/IRREALIS of ABCL == | ||
=== TENSES and ASPECTS === | === TENSES and ASPECTS === | ||
Verbs are conjugated for | Verbs are conjugated for five tempus “future, simple present, present continuous, simple past (past 1) and imperfect/durational past/history” (past 2), with the corresponding vocals “a, e, i, o/ö, u/ü” placed after verbs as suffix. (“ö” and “ü” are for “prior” event in case of two linked events, otherwise u/ü and o/ö can be interchanged for the vocal harmony) | ||
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Past 1 includes all verbs indicating a completed/finished action, independently | Past 1 includes all verbs indicating a completed/finished action, independently when it had occurred in the past and happened recently or long time ago. | ||
Past 2 includes all verbs inheriting a continuity. It doesn’t make a difference whether the effect of the act is still relevant at the presence or it happened before any relative time point. It matters only that it has a duration in the past. Also here it is not relevant whether it happened recently or long time ago. | Past 2 includes all verbs inheriting a continuity. It doesn’t make a difference whether the effect of the act is still relevant at the presence (present perfect in English) or it happened before any relative time point. It matters only that it has a duration in the past. Also here it is not relevant whether it happened recently or long time ago. | ||
Since the primary goal of ABCL is the simplicity, I tried to simplify various aspects used in many languages as far as possible without omitting any useful/necessary aspect utilized in spoken languages at different ways. Normally none of the aspects itself express the speaker’s intention alone. To overcome this, he needs additionally different auxiliary particles, especially temporal adverbs. In fact, a language missing one “useful” aspect of another language, is still able to express the same content by utilizing these auxiliaries. With other words, it is possible for people to express themself also by other means, without the help of a big range of the aspects. | |||
ABCL has none of the complicated aspects requiring the usage of modals and root modification of the verbs such as in Germanic languages (progressive, perfect, past perfect, progressive perfect, past perfect progressive, future perfect progressive, conditional perfect progressive) nor in other languages (habitual, recent/far past, simultaneous, gnomic/generic etc.) All those aspects such as the frequency of occurrence and timely relation (recently, long time ago) will be expressed by the temporal adverbs and numbers where and if required. I considered e.g. the present perfect tense not necessary because whether or not a past event extends its affect in the presence, has no or very limited relevance for expressing the intent of the speaker. If it would be really necessary, he can describe it by the auxiliary particles. In fact, the differentiating of simple past and present perfect, as a relic of past, disappear slowly as seen in spoken German language. | |||
The duration of an act in the past could not be easily described by adverbs and other means or by the inherit sense of the verb itself. Therefore, and because it could be important in many situations, I have introduced Past 2 in order to cover such aspects. Historical events are natural events of hearsay, which could not have been witnessed by the speaker. So transferred events will be also covered in ABCL with the past 2 with or without explicit duration of the event. Again, the adverbial auxiliaries can help also here in cases of uncertainty. | |||
Future progressive, -perfect and -perfect progressive aspects could not easily be replaced by auxiliaries also. I introduced for these cases instead of modals as in English/German, the prefix “_s” in ABCL. It serves for future subjunctives followed by the aspect which is indicating the presence or past of the conjugated main event. | |||
Below, some examples for the cases explained above for the tenses and aspects used in English and their equivalent in ABCL: | Below, some examples for the cases explained above for the tenses and aspects used in English and their equivalent in ABCL: | ||
'''Aspects of | '''Aspects of English present tense and their equivalent/counterpart in ABCL:''' | ||
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|Present simple |||| "I eat"|||| A dek.e | |Present simple |||| "I eat"|||| A dek.e | ||
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'''Aspects of | '''Aspects of English past tense (and in brackets, how it is expressed in ABCL reverse translation with the help of auxiliaries):''' | ||
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|Past simple |||| "I ate" (once) (often)|||| A dek.ö (üçu) (öşa) | |Past simple |||| "I ate" (once) (often)|||| A dek.ö (üçu) (öşa) | ||
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'''Aspects of the future tense:''' | '''Aspects of the future tense: (“The prefix “s_” is indicator for future aspects)''' | ||
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|Simple future: "I will eat"|||| A dek.a | |Simple future: "I will eat"|||| A dek.a | ||
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'''Subjunctives of | '''Subjunctives of Future:''' | ||
Forfuture aspects the prefix “_s” and for subjunctivity (would) the suffix “_k” (see below) (for hypothetical/ conditional reference) have been combined: (for Level 2) | |||
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'''Present Subjunctive''' | |||
Event is hypothetical, but possible, expressing: dependency, emotion, hopes, expectation, wish, desire, possibility, probability, likelihood, uncertainty, doubt, dubiousness, judgment, opinion, obligation, inferential (hearsay), not confirmed, necessity, imploring, asking, guessing, requiring, encouraging or action that has not yet occurred | |||
This case will be expressed in depended phrases, (as in subordinate clauses such as conditional “if” or as conjunctions (mainly “da”=”that” in English)) as real tenses of ABCL without the usage of any suffix, subjunctive modal and modification of the verb stem but with suitable adverbs, and special particles. Subjunctively in the head phrase will be indicated by the suffix “_k”. | |||
'''Examples for Presence Subjunctives:''' | |||
'''Examples for | |||
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|If I could (have) slept )|| | |If I could (have) slept )||fe a bdare(o).k … | ||
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|'''''If-clauses (conditional present):''''' | |'''''If-clauses (conditional present): (fe)''''' | ||
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|I would eat, if I were hungry :|| | |I would eat, if I were hungry :|| fe a dene.k (fe a babe ohu) | ||
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|We would stay at home if it snowed || e | |We would stay at home if it snowed || e yaşe.k pasha fe vense ven.e | ||
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|'''''That-clauses'':''' | |'''''That-clauses''(du):''' | ||
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|I suggested that Paul should eat an apple|| a | |I suggested that Paul should eat an apple|| a fus.o du Paul cdeno.k şer pa | ||
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|He recommends that you be careful|| u | |He recommends that you be careful|| u nor.e du bece.k | ||
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|It is important that she stay (with you) by your side|| | |It is important that she stay (with you) by your side|| Eji du u yaşe.k (ne o) oz vunku | ||
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|'''''Desirative-Wish-clauses''''': | |'''''Desirative-Wish-clauses (an)''''': | ||
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|I wish I had a car then I wouldn't get on the bus|| | |I wish I had a car then I wouldn't get on the bus|| an (a biv.e) a mahe.k vitka ar a rege.kx vitba | ||
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|I wish I knew Japanese || | |I wish I knew Japanese || an, a böne.k Nippon.sa | ||
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|'''''Necessity/must-modal-clauses:''''' | |'''''Necessity/must-modal-clauses:''''' | ||
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|I should be able to sleep (I ought to be able to sleep)|| a | |I should be able to sleep (I ought to be able to sleep)|| a c.sabo.k dareş | ||
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|'''''Hearsay-inferential''''' | |'''''Hearsay-inferential''''' | ||
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|"He must have gone" or "he is said to have gone " ( | |"He must have gone" or "he is said to have gone " (supposedly) :|| (a sehö/bite/gaye) (du) u yogo.k öv (u yogo.v öv) | ||
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|Martina says that she be in love with you (can be true or not):|| Martina | |Martina says that she be in love with you (can be true or not):|| Martina ças.e du u bole.k o öv. | ||
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=== IRREALIS in ABCL === | |||
'''ABCL considers two main irrealis''': | |||
1. Event is hypothetical, but possible, expressing: dependency, emotion, hopes, expectation, wish, desire, possibility, probability, likelihood, uncertainty, doubt, dubiousness, judgment, opinion, obligation, inferential (hearsay), not confirmed, necessity, imploring, asking, guessing, requiring, encouraging or action that has not yet occurred (present subjunctive) | |||
2. Event (counterfactual) cannot occur anymore because the prior dependency, necessity and condition set in the past, had not been fulfilled. Also an event cannot be realized in future because the required condition for its realization could not be met. | |||
Irrealis are expressed in various world languages by modal verbs in past tense (as would, should, might), by modification of verb stem, by adjectives, by conjunctives (if, that), by suitable verbs in subordinate clauses, by special particles and by suffixes to the verbs or by combinations of that. | |||
Item 1 events will be expressed in real tenses of ABCL without the usage of any suffix, subjunctive modal and modification of the verb stem but with suitable adverbs, conjunction (mainly “am”=”that”in English), verbs in subordinate clauses and special particles. Irrealis/subjunctivity will be ensured by the suitable choice of these words. | |||
'''Examples for Item 2 clauses:''' | '''Examples for Item 2 clauses:''' |
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