705
edits
Verb form, noun form: Difference between revisions
m
no edit summary
(Created page with "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: single verb words ({{t|toa}}, {{t|bụfoaq}}), serial verbs without arguments ({{t|dua maı}}, {{t|fuı tua mara}}), and special verb like predicatizers ({{t|pó jí}}) or quotes ({{t|shú ‹kası›}}) or {{t|ë}}-phrases ({{t|ë tı súq ní}}) {{...") |
mNo edit summary |
||
| Line 13: | Line 13: | ||
There are multiple layers of abstraction in play, and confusing them eventually leads to confusion. Let’s enumerate the layers with the example sentence {{t|He leo maı jí báq paı âq da}} <i>I try to love my friends</i>: | There are multiple layers of abstraction in play, and confusing them eventually leads to confusion. Let’s enumerate the layers with the example sentence {{t|He leo maı jí báq paı âq da}} <i>I try to love my friends</i>: | ||
[[File:He leo maı jí báq paı âq.png|thumb|A grossly oversimplified look | [[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.]] | ||
* 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'''. | ||