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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. | #:'''''ŋen a fawl ry ŋyúin awr dy.''''' | ||
:DEM.DIST DET.SG year REL invade-PRET 3PL in | #:DEM.DIST DET.SG year REL invade-PRET 3PL in | ||
:That was the year in which they invaded. | #: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 | #:'''''Dyb croð a Socrátes, Parăçtá bo croð. Ceeda parăçtá a Socrátes.''''' | ||
:in-COL human Socrates | #:in-COL human DET.SG Socrates, mortal DET.COL human. therefore mortal DET.SG Socrates | ||
:Socrates is human | #:Socrates is human; humans are mortal. Hence Socrates is mortal. | ||
Example: | Example: | ||
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NEG.INTERR COL human also in-COL animal | NEG.INTERR COL human also in-COL animal | ||
Are humans, too, not animals? | 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. | ||