Khangaþyagon Word Order: Difference between revisions
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The head [[Khangaþyagon_Nouns|noun]] comes first in the noun phrase. It is followed by its dependents in order of weight, lightest first, ''ie'' [[Khangaþyagon_Adjectives|adjectives]], dependent noun phrases, and [[Khangaþyagon_Subordinate_Clauses|subordinate clauses]]. | |||
''glaf tark vlakhmarkuz u peshti yi rissuwani'' | |||
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|glaf||tark||vlakh-||mark-||uz||u||pesht-||i||yi||rissu-||wan-||i | |||
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|horse||black||folk||chief||GEN||such that||run||3P||3P||fast||ADV||3P | |||
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The king's black horse that runs swiftly. | |||
===Adverbs=== | ===Adverbs=== | ||
Revision as of 04:01, 10 October 2012
Basic word order
Khangaþyagon's syntax is strongly head-initial
Basic sentence structure
Word order in sentences is VSO. As subjects and objects are not distinguished by morphology, this does not vary.
eskri rik glaf
| eskr- | i | rik | glaf |
| ride | 3P | man | horse |
The man rides the horse.
Infinitive clauses
Infinitives have no subject, so word order in infinitive clauses is VO.
seguno babal
| segun- | o | babal |
| follow | INF | butterfly |
To follow a butterfly (a wild goose chase)
Noun phrases
The head noun comes first in the noun phrase. It is followed by its dependents in order of weight, lightest first, ie adjectives, dependent noun phrases, and subordinate clauses.
glaf tark vlakhmarkuz u peshti yi rissuwani
| glaf | tark | vlakh- | mark- | uz | u | pesht- | i | yi | rissu- | wan- | i |
| horse | black | folk | chief | GEN | such that | run | 3P | 3P | fast | ADV | 3P |
The king's black horse that runs swiftly.
Adverbs
Placement of adverbs and adverbial noun phrases is fairly free, but results in a change of emphasis. An adverb may occur clause initially, after the verb, or clause finally. If the adverb is placed at the beginning of the clause, the adverb itself is emphasised. If it is placed immediately after the verb, its applicability to the verb is emphasised. If it is placed clause finally, its apllicability to the entire clause is emphasised.
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--PeteBleackley 03:54, 1 June 2006 (PDT)
