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===Noun phrase=== | ===Noun phrase=== | ||
While theoretically considered head-initial, Pomorian shows a great freedom in directionality, mostly because of its complex morphology. For example both ''čirvėnå oblå'' [<sub>NP</sub>[<sub>C</sub>red]['''<sub>N</sub>apple''']] and ''oblå čirvėnå'' [<sub>NP</sub>['''<sub>N</sub>apple'''][<sub>C</sub>red]] are equally possible ('''NP''' means noun phrase, '''N''' - noun and '''C''' - complementizer). | |||
In longer clauses, like ''(Ėmi) oblå is sodų'' - (I eat)[<sub>NP</sub>['''<sub>N</sub>apple'''][<sub>CP</sub>(which is) from garden]] the word ''oblå'' (apple) can come before or after its complementizer phrase and the position depends on a topic. If the complementizer phrase was topicalized, then it would come before its noun. | |||
===Verb phrase=== | ===Verb phrase=== | ||
=== | Like in the noun phrase, there is no strict directionality of the verb phrase in Pomorian. The word order is basically free and a verb can have any position in a sentence. For instance, both ''Ėmi oblå'' [<sub>VP</sub>['''<sub>V</sub>I eat'''][<sub>D</sub>apple]] and ''Oblå ėmi'' [<sub>VP</sub>[<sub>D</sub>apple]['''<sub>V</sub>I eat''']] are grammatically correct ('''VP''' means verb phrase, '''V''' - verb, '''D''' - determiner) | ||
===Complementizer phrases=== | |||
Unlike previous examples, Pomorian dependent clauses show strict head-initiality with complementizers preceding their dependent phrases, just like in English and all the Balto-Slavic languages. This case determines that Pomorian is actually a head-initial language. For example: | |||
:''Vyďuo, kė Maria bū dvarė'' - I saw that Mary was in the yard. | |||
:[<sub>CP</sub>['''<sub>C</sub>that'''][<sub>DP</sub>Mary was in yard]] | |||
Other words position may vary, but ''kė' (that) can only come before its dependant phrase. | |||
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==Dialects== | ==Dialects== | ||
[[File:POMORZE_2016 - Copy.png|thumb| Area with more than 4% of total population speaking Pomorian. Pamarėskė sačinė (Pomorian dialects)]] | [[File:POMORZE_2016 - Copy.png|thumb| Area with more than 4% of total population speaking Pomorian. Pamarėskė sačinė (Pomorian dialects)]] | ||