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{{t|Ꝡá}} is a {{proposal}} that establishes a new variant of {{t|ꝡä}} with slightly different rules regarding [[adverbial]] placement. This solves a long-standing issue with adverbial use.
{{t|Mö}} (aka {{t|ꝡá}}, more on this below) is a {{proposal}} that establishes a new variant of {{t|ꝡä}} with slightly different rules regarding [[adverbial]] placement. This solves a long-standing issue with adverbial use.


== The problem ==
== The problem ==
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</poem>}}</ref> that “[a] core syntactic property of Toaq is that you can take any clause and embed it”, also explicitly dispreferring behavior Ⓑ for being “gardenpathy and [in need of being] rephrased”.
</poem>}}</ref> that “[a] core syntactic property of Toaq is that you can take any clause and embed it”, also explicitly dispreferring behavior Ⓑ for being “gardenpathy and [in need of being] rephrased”.


== The solution: two kinds of {{class|ꝡa}} ==
== The solution: a new kind of {{t|ꝡä}} ==
Toaq has a tendency to branch heavily to the right, so why not allow the rightmost branch special rights? Enter {{t|ꝡá}}. Under the proposal, {{t|ꝡä}} would not capture clause-final adverbials, whereas {{t|ꝡá}} would, but can only appear as the final element in a sentence (save for the [[speech act]] particle).
Toaq has a tendency to branch heavily to the right, so why not allow the rightmost branch special rights? Enter {{t|mö}}. Under the proposal, {{t|ꝡä}} would not capture clause-final adverbials, whereas {{t|mö}} would, but can only appear as the final element in a sentence (save for the [[speech act]] particle).


In other words, {{t|ꝡä}} makes "small" clauses that can't have trailing adverbials, whereas {{t|ꝡá}} opens a "big" clause that can never be closed.
In other words, {{t|ꝡä}} makes "small" clauses that can't have trailing adverbials, whereas {{t|mö}} opens a "big" clause that can never be closed.


{| class=wikitable
{| class=wikitable
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|-
|-
! Big clause Ⓐ
! Big clause Ⓐ
| {{t|ꝡá}}
| {{t|mö (ꝡa)}}
| {{t|má}}
| {{t|mö ma}}
| {{t|tío}}
| {{t|mö tıo}}
|-
|-
! Small clause Ⓑ
! Small clause Ⓑ
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|}
|}


Both particles still allow for fronted adverbials or pre-subject adverbials, as in {{t|ꝡä/ꝡá râo níchaq nä ruqshua}} or {{t|ꝡä/ꝡá tao râo níchaq jí ní}}.
{{t|mö}} may be used for object incorporation – in which case it turns into {{t|mô}} – so long as it still appears as the final constituent in a sentence. For instance:
<blockquote><poem>
{{t|He mıaqgaı jí báq moaq, mô dıabete jí pêaboı báq nıaq saq.}}
<i>I appreciate those who remember that I’ve had diabetes for the last three years.</i>
</poem></blockquote>
({{t|ꝡâ}} would result in something that parses as <i>I’ve appreciated <u>those who remember that I have diabetes</u> for three years</i>.)


In this model, {{class|ꝡá}} acts like indirect speech: any clause of any type, so long as it’s placed as the final phrase in the entire sentence, may be wrapped in a {{t|ꝡá}} and should behave as expected.
Both particles still allow for fronted adverbials or pre-subject adverbials, as in {{t|ꝡä/mö râo níchaq nä ruqshua}} or {{t|ꝡä/mö tao râo níchaq jí ní}}.
 
In this model, {{t|mö}} acts like indirect speech: any clause of any type, so long as it’s placed as the final phrase in the entire sentence, may be wrapped in a {{t|mö}} and should behave as expected.


== Questions ==
The particle used to be called {{t|mö}} – wouldn’t it be better to leave it as that given that {{t|má tío}} are going to be much rarer in practice, and also because {{t|mö}} would let us retain the object-incorporation form {{t|mô}}?


== References ==
== References ==
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