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In Toaq, everything in the dictionary is | In Toaq, everything in the dictionary is an '''atomic verb''' ({{t|jeotoa}}, a.k.a. verb word, predicate word), except for [[particle]]s and [[interjection]]s. There is no lexical distinction between nouns, adjectives, adverbs, and verbs. | ||
For example, {{t|maı}} is a verb meaning “to love”, {{t|meı}} is a verb meaning “to be a mountain”, and {{t|mıo}} is a verb meaning “to be blue”. | For example, {{t|maı}} is a verb meaning “to love”, {{t|meı}} is a verb meaning “to be a mountain”, and {{t|mıo}} is a verb meaning “to be blue”. | ||
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{{t|leoq}}: ◌ shields ◌ from ◌.<br> | {{t|leoq}}: ◌ shields ◌ from ◌.<br> | ||
{{t| | {{t|leoq '''jáke jí rúq'''}}: '''The jacket<sub>1</sub>''' shields '''me<sub>2</sub>''' from '''the rain<sub>3</sub> | ||
</blockquote> | </blockquote>Within the broader category of possibly-multiple-word [[verb]]s, these single-word atomic verbs are opposed to [[analytic verb]]s. | ||
Toaq verbs can be juxtaposed to create [[serial verb]]s. | Toaq verbs (atomic or analytic) can be juxtaposed to create [[serial verb]]s. | ||
== What about all the other parts of speech? == | == What about all the other parts of speech? == | ||
Noun phrases are created by placing [[determiner]]s in front of verbs (including the second [[tone]] {{ | Noun phrases are created by placing [[determiner]]s in front of verbs (including the second [[tone]] {{Done|2}}, which is a sort of suprasegmental determiner meaning ''the''.) | ||
Adjectives are a special case of the [[serial verb]] system: {{t|mıo meı}} is a serial verb meaning “to be a blue mountain”. | Adjectives are a special case of the [[serial verb]] system: {{t|mıo meı}} is a serial verb meaning “to be a blue mountain”. | ||
Prepositions and adverbs are created from verbs by tone-conjugating verb phrases into {{ | Prepositions and adverbs are created from verbs by tone-conjugating verb phrases into {{Done|4}}: see [[Adverbial]]. | ||
Latest revision as of 17:28, 21 March 2023
In Toaq, everything in the dictionary is an atomic verb (jeotoa, a.k.a. verb word, predicate word), except for particles and interjections. There is no lexical distinction between nouns, adjectives, adverbs, and verbs.
For example, maı is a verb meaning “to love”, meı is a verb meaning “to be a mountain”, and mıo is a verb meaning “to be blue”.
A verb expresses a relation of the positional arguments that follow it. The dictionary definition for any verb has symbols like ◌ or ___ in it to indicate how the arguments are related by the verb:
leoq: ◌ shields ◌ from ◌.
leoq jáke jí rúq: The jacket1 shields me2 from the rain3
Within the broader category of possibly-multiple-word verbs, these single-word atomic verbs are opposed to analytic verbs.
Toaq verbs (atomic or analytic) can be juxtaposed to create serial verbs.
What about all the other parts of speech?
Noun phrases are created by placing determiners in front of verbs (including the second tone 
, which is a sort of suprasegmental determiner meaning the.)
Adjectives are a special case of the serial verb system: mıo meı is a serial verb meaning “to be a blue mountain”.
Prepositions and adverbs are created from verbs by tone-conjugating verb phrases into 
: see Adverbial.