Difference between revisions of "Amis and English/Contrastive Grammar"
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In Amis sentences the verb must come before nouns. | In Amis sentences the verb must come before nouns. | ||
* {{transferTest|ami|eng|Minanuy kaku tu safa.|I am swinging a younger sibling.}} | * {{transferTest|ami|eng|Minanuy kaku tu safa.|I am swinging a younger sibling.}} | ||
| − | *: {{transferMorphTest|ami|eng|nanoy{{tag|v}}{{tag|av}} aku{{tag|prn}}{{tag|pers}}{{tag|sg}}{{tag|p1}}{{tag|nom}} u{{tag|nm}}{{tag|um}}{{tag|dat}} safa{{tag|n}}|I{{tag|prn}}{{tag|subj}}{{tag|p1}}{{tag|mf}}{{tag|sg}} be{{tag|vbser}}{{tag|pres}}{{tag|p1}}{{tag|sg}} | + | *: {{transferMorphTest|ami|eng|nanoy{{tag|v}}{{tag|av}} aku{{tag|prn}}{{tag|pers}}{{tag|sg}}{{tag|p1}}{{tag|nom}} u{{tag|nm}}{{tag|um}}{{tag|dat}} safa{{tag|n}}|I{{tag|prn}}{{tag|subj}}{{tag|p1}}{{tag|mf}}{{tag|sg}} be{{tag|vbser}}{{tag|pres}}{{tag|p1}}{{tag|sg}} [swing{{tag|vblex}}{{tag|}}] a{{tag|det}}{{tag|ind}}{{tag|sg}} young{{tag|adj}}{{tag|sint}}{{tag|comp}} sibling{{tag|n}}{{tag|sg}}}} |
<!-- ^swinging/swinging<n><sg>/swing<vblex><pprs>/swing<vblex><subs>/swing<vblex><ger>$ --> | <!-- ^swinging/swinging<n><sg>/swing<vblex><pprs>/swing<vblex><subs>/swing<vblex><ger>$ --> | ||
Revision as of 02:08, 20 April 2023
Word Order
In Amis sentences the verb must come before nouns.
- (ami) Minanuy kaku tu safa. → (eng) I am swinging a younger sibling.
- (ami) nanoy<v><av> aku<prn><pers><sg><p1><nom> u<nm><um><dat> safa<n> → (eng) I<prn><subj><p1><mf><sg> be<vbser><pres><p1><sg> [swing<vblex><>] a<det><ind><sg> young<adj><sint><comp> sibling<n><sg>
- (ami) Maulah kaku tu pusong. → (eng) I like Taitung.
- (ami) ulah<v><uv><prst> aku<prn><pers><sg><p1><nom> u<nm><um><dat> pusong<np><top> → (eng) I<prn><subj><p1><mf><sg> like<vblex>[<pres> or <imp>] Taitung<np><top><sg>
