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PAT : Patient: the patient or experiencer of the verb
PAT : Patient: the patient or experiencer of the verb<br>
ASP<sub>1</sub> : Aspect prefix: provides specialization of primary (ASP<sub>2</sub>) aspectual marker
ASP<sub>1</sub> : Aspect prefix: provides specialization of primary (ASP<sub>2</sub>) aspectual marker<br>
DER<sub>1</sub> : Derivative prefix: instrumental and claassifying prefixes
DER<sub>1</sub> : Derivative prefix: instrumental and claassifying prefixes<br>
ROOT : the verb itself
ROOT : the verb itself<br>
DER<sub>2</sub> : Derivative suffix: directionals, applicatives, evidentials
DER<sub>2</sub> : Derivative suffix: directionals, applicatives, evidentials<br>
ASP<sub>2</sub> : Aspect suffix: primary aspectual marker
ASP<sub>2</sub> : Aspect suffix: primary aspectual marker<br>
AGT : Agent : the agent or causative force of the verb
AGT : Agent : the agent or causative force of the verb<br>


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Revision as of 18:52, 29 December 2005

Nominals

Plurals

Cases

Pronouns

The pronominal system of Taalen distinguishes for person (1st, 2nd, 3rd, and an obviative 4th) and animacy (in the 3rd person), but not number. Number is instead handled by complex pronouns, wherein the semantics of the pronoun are concatenations of person:

1+2 : 'I and you'; inclusive 'we'
1+3 : 'I and s/he or them'; exclusive 'we'
2+3 : 'you and s/he or them'; you, pl.

This is not quite the same as the usual 2nd pl. pronoun, as it does not address directly more than one person. Instead it focuses on one individual as representative of a group.

1+2+3 : 'I and you and s/he or them'; people, the ubiquitous "they", a generic plural
4 : the other, one, a generic singular

Implies more time or location specific identity than 1+2+3

Each person has a characteristic consonant and epenthetic vowel, used when marking verbs and nominals.

Person Consonant Vowel
1 n e
2 h (rarely t) i
3an 0 (null) a
3in s a
4 r o
1+2 m e
1+3 th e
2+3 v u
1+2+3 l o

Verbs

Verbal Complex

PAT ASP1 DER1 ROOT DER2 ASP2 AGT

PAT : Patient: the patient or experiencer of the verb
ASP1 : Aspect prefix: provides specialization of primary (ASP2) aspectual marker
DER1 : Derivative prefix: instrumental and claassifying prefixes
ROOT : the verb itself
DER2 : Derivative suffix: directionals, applicatives, evidentials
ASP2 : Aspect suffix: primary aspectual marker
AGT : Agent : the agent or causative force of the verb

Particles