Dalcurian adjective hierarchy: Difference between revisions
From FrathWiki
Jump to navigationJump to search
No edit summary |
No edit summary |
||
| Line 5: | Line 5: | ||
In English, when we use more than one adjective in succession, there tends to be a particular order that each adjective follows according to its descriptive nature, (although this is not a static rule of grammar). Look at these sentences: | In English, when we use more than one adjective in succession, there tends to be a particular order that each adjective follows according to its descriptive nature, (although this is not a static rule of grammar). Look at these sentences: | ||
* The beautiful, tall Italian lady. | * ''The beautiful, tall Italian lady.'' | ||
* Her short, black, shiny hair. | * ''Her short, black, shiny hair.'' | ||
* Those square wooden hat boxes. | * ''Those square wooden hat boxes.'' | ||
* Some delicious, Thai food. | * ''Some delicious, Thai food.'' | ||
* That dilapitated, little hunting cabin. | * ''That dilapitated, little hunting cabin.'' | ||
* A wonderful, old British touring car. | * ''A wonderful, old British touring car.'' | ||
* An expensive, antique, silver mirror. | * ''An expensive, antique, silver mirror.'' | ||
Each of the adjectives have a certain descriptive feature and normally follow one another in a set pattern: | Each of the adjectives have a certain descriptive feature and normally follow one another in a set pattern: | ||
| Line 36: | Line 36: | ||
On occasions, the observation and physical description adjectives can be interchangeable: | On occasions, the observation and physical description adjectives can be interchangeable: | ||
* The tall, beautiful Italian lady. | * ''The tall, beautiful Italian lady.'' | ||
* That little, dilapidated hunting cabin. | * ''That little, dilapidated hunting cabin.'' | ||
But for the most part, it doesn’t sound quite right: | But for the most part, it doesn’t sound quite right: | ||
* An old, wonderful British touring car. | * ''An old, wonderful British touring car.'' | ||
* An antique, expensive silver mirror. | * ''An antique, expensive silver mirror.'' | ||
And it sounds very odd if we place the origin adjective first: | And it sounds very odd if we place the origin adjective first: | ||
* The Italian, tall beautiful lady. | * ''The Italian, tall beautiful lady.'' | ||
* A British, wonderful old touring car. | * ''A British, wonderful old touring car.'' | ||
* Some Thai delicious food. | * ''Some Thai delicious food.'' | ||
With the exception of origin adjectives, Dalcurian has no peticular hierarchy. Placement can be purely down to which is important or which is to be stressed (if any). However, the origin adjective ALWAYS goes last, and is introduced as a relative '''taÞ''' clause: | With the exception of origin adjectives, Dalcurian has no peticular hierarchy. Placement can be purely down to which is important or which is to be stressed (if any). However, the origin adjective ALWAYS goes last, and is introduced as a relative '''taÞ''' clause: | ||
Revision as of 13:30, 15 July 2009
Return to Dalcurian Adjectives
In English, when we use more than one adjective in succession, there tends to be a particular order that each adjective follows according to its descriptive nature, (although this is not a static rule of grammar). Look at these sentences:
- The beautiful, tall Italian lady.
- Her short, black, shiny hair.
- Those square wooden hat boxes.
- Some delicious, Thai food.
- That dilapitated, little hunting cabin.
- A wonderful, old British touring car.
- An expensive, antique, silver mirror.
Each of the adjectives have a certain descriptive feature and normally follow one another in a set pattern:
| determiner | observation | physical description : size age shape colour | origin | material | qualifier | noun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| the | beautiful | tall | Italian | - | - | lady |
| her | - | short black | - | - | shiny | hair |
| those | - | square | - | wooden | - | hat boxes |
| some | delicious | - | Thai | - | - | food |
| that | delapitated | little | - | - | - | hunting cabin |
| a | wonderful | old | british | - | - | touring car |
| an | expensive | antique silver | - | - | - | mirror |
On occasions, the observation and physical description adjectives can be interchangeable:
- The tall, beautiful Italian lady.
- That little, dilapidated hunting cabin.
But for the most part, it doesn’t sound quite right:
- An old, wonderful British touring car.
- An antique, expensive silver mirror.
And it sounds very odd if we place the origin adjective first:
- The Italian, tall beautiful lady.
- A British, wonderful old touring car.
- Some Thai delicious food.
With the exception of origin adjectives, Dalcurian has no peticular hierarchy. Placement can be purely down to which is important or which is to be stressed (if any). However, the origin adjective ALWAYS goes last, and is introduced as a relative taÞ clause:
- Di æanasiaÞáli; viténa siasáj, taÞ Itälátsi. lit: The beautiful, tall lady, who is Italian.
- EÞöa qélafri ésenej, taÞ Tælátsi. lit: Some delicious food, which is Thai.
