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We shall use the terms '''verblike''' and '''nounlike''' to refer to any strings of words that can function as “verbs” and “nouns” respectively. Namely, we’ll define | We shall use the terms '''verblike''' and '''nounlike''' to refer to any strings of words that can function as “verbs” and “nouns” respectively. Namely, we’ll define | ||
; verblikes: [[atomic verb|single verb words]] ({{t|toa}}, {{t|bụfoaq}}), [[serial verb]]s without arguments ({{t|dua maı}}, {{t|fuı tua mara}}), and special verb like [[predicatizer]]s ({{t|pó jí}}) or [[quote]]s ({{t|shú ‹kası›}}) or [[ë|{{t|ë}}-phrases]] ({{t|ë tı súq ní}}) {{TODO|on the fence about whether this should include verbs with “prefilled” slots, i.e., object incorporation – {{t|choaı sâ nuı}}}} | ; verblikes: [[atomic verb|single verb words]] ({{t|toa}}, {{t|bụfoaq}}), [[serial verb]]s without arguments ({{t|dua maı}}, {{t|fuı tua mara}}), and special verb forms like [[predicatizer]]s ({{t|pó jí}}) or [[quote]]s ({{t|shú ‹kası›}}) or [[ë|{{t|ë}}-phrases]] ({{t|ë tı súq ní}}) {{TODO|on the fence about whether this should include verbs with “prefilled” slots, i.e., object incorporation – {{t|choaı sâ nuı}}}} | ||
; nounlikes: [[determiner phrase]]s ({{t|cáo}}, {{t|ké paı mara}}), [[pronoun]]s ({{t|máq}}, {{t|hụ́la}}), and [[complementizer phrase|subclause]]s ({{t|ꝡä tı súq ní}}, {{t|lä nuaobo báq shıaq jâ}}) | ; nounlikes: [[determiner phrase]]s ({{t|cáo}}, {{t|ké paı mara}}), [[pronoun]]s ({{t|máq}}, {{t|hụ́la}}), and [[complementizer phrase|subclause]]s ({{t|ꝡä tı súq ní}}, {{t|lä nuaobo báq shıaq jâ}}) | ||
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[[File:He leo maı jí báq paı âq.png|thumb|A grossly oversimplified look at the verb and verb-related phrases in the example sentence. Each blue node is a full contiguous phrase. Notice how there is no phrase that corresponds to <code>"he leo maı"</code>; rather, those three words are scattered across the tree and intermingled with determiner phrases. This is why we can’t call {{t|he leo maı}} a verb phrase with a clean conscience.]] | [[File:He leo maı jí báq paı âq.png|thumb|A grossly oversimplified look at the verb and verb-related phrases in the example sentence. Each blue node is a full contiguous phrase. Notice how there is no phrase that corresponds to <code>"he leo maı"</code>; rather, those three words are scattered across the tree and intermingled with determiner phrases. This is why we can’t call {{t|he leo maı}} a verb phrase with a clean conscience.]] | ||
[[File:He leo maı.png|thumb|Innately conceptualizing the verblike {{t|he leo maı}} as a (discontiguous) template with slots | [[File:He leo maı.png|thumb|Innately conceptualizing the verblike {{t|he leo maı}} as a (discontiguous) template with slots for two nounlikes.]] | ||
* At the '''phonetic/textual''' level, we have strings of text (or sounds) that are conceptualized as verb-like or noun-like phrase-like things. This is where we identify '''verblikes''' and '''nounlikes'''. | * At the '''phonetic/textual''' level, we have strings of text (or sounds) that are conceptualized as verb-like or noun-like phrase-like things. This is where we identify '''verblikes''' and '''nounlikes'''. | ||
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== Other options considered or to consider == | == Other options considered or to consider == | ||
* We already say <i>[[adverbial]]</i> – why not then <i>'''nominal'''</i>, <i>'''verbal'''</i>? | * We already say <i>[[adverbial]]</i> – why not then <i>'''nominal'''</i>, <i>'''verbal'''</i>? | ||
* '''Verb form''', '''noun form'''? |