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#''Y (COP) DET X'' - This is used to assert that nouns X and Y refer the same thing. | #''Y (COP) DET X'' - This is used to assert that nouns X and Y refer the same thing. | ||
:ŋen a fawl ry ŋyúin awr dy. | |||
:DEM.DIST DET.SG year REL invade-PRET 3PL in | |||
:That was the year in which they invaded. | |||
#''dyb Y (COP) DET X'' (lit. X is in the set of all Y's) - This is used to assert that "X is-a Y". | #''dyb Y (COP) DET X'' (lit. X is in the set of all Y's) - This is used to assert that "X is-a Y". | ||
:Dyb croð Socrátes. Parăçtá bo croð. Ceeda parăçtá Socrátes. | |||
:in-COL human Socrates. mortal DET.COL human. therefore mortal Socrates | |||
:Socrates is human. Humans are mortal. Hence Socrates is mortal. | |||
Example: | |||
Sder bo croð niaŋt dyb çuþ? | |||
NEG.INTERR COL human also in-COL animal | |||
Are humans, too, not animals? | |||
==Noun phrase== | ==Noun phrase== | ||
Determiners are not used when the noun is used as a predicate. | Determiners are not used when the noun is used as a predicate. | ||