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==Syntax== | ==Syntax== | ||
: ''See also: [[Saxuma/Syntax]]'' | : ''See also: [[Saxuma/Syntax]]'' | ||
Saxuma has a high degree of ergativity in its alignment, and so instead of S, O, and V, we will use the abbreviations E, A, and O. The basic unmarked sentence structure of Saxuma is EVA for transitive statements, and VA for intransitive statements. In these unmarked structures, the Absolutive case is not explicitly marked, and instead the Direct case is used. Word order is very flexible though, allowing for AVE, VAE, and AEV orderings. AVE order requires that the Absolutive be explicitly marked, and it is usually marked in VAE and AEV. | |||
Similarly, AV statements usually explicitly mark the Absolutive. However, statements with only an A and V may also drop the Absolutive marking if the semantic role of the A is particularly agentic, or when using pronouns or proper nouns. | |||
Determiners precede the nouns that they modify, and adjectives and prepositional phrases follow them. | |||
==Sample Texts== | ==Sample Texts== | ||