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==Differences in parse and corresponding examples==
 
==Differences in parse and corresponding examples==
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*Difference #1: Sardinian requires a determiner before a noun in some instances for which English does not use a determiner before a noun.
 
*Difference #1: Sardinian requires a determiner before a noun in some instances for which English does not use a determiner before a noun.
 
*:Example #1: Su sardu est una limba antica. → Sardinian is an ancient language.
 
*:Example #1: Su sardu est una limba antica. → Sardinian is an ancient language.
 
*:Example #2: Sa Frantza est uno paìsu bellu. → France is a beautiful country.
 
*:Example #2: Sa Frantza est uno paìsu bellu. → France is a beautiful country.
  
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*Difference #2: Posessive pronoun
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*Difference #2: The posessive pronoun comes after the noun in Sardinian rather than before the noun as is the case in English.
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*:Example #1: Appo pèrditu duos de sos libros meos. → I have lost two of my books.
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*Difference #3: "The" does not change form in English, but "su" in Sardinian must agree with the noun which it precedes in number and gender.
 
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*Difference #4: For most uses/conjugations of verbs in Sardinian, the verb stands on its own without a personal pronoun, while in English personal pronouns always precede any conjugated verbs.
 
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Differences in parse and corresponding examples

note to self: need to format examples with tags and stuff
  • Difference #1: Sardinian requires a determiner before a noun in some instances for which English does not use a determiner before a noun.
    Example #1: Su sardu est una limba antica. → Sardinian is an ancient language.
    Example #2: Sa Frantza est uno paìsu bellu. → France is a beautiful country.
  • Difference #2: The posessive pronoun comes after the noun in Sardinian rather than before the noun as is the case in English.
    Example #1: Appo pèrditu duos de sos libros meos. → I have lost two of my books.
    Example #2:
  • Difference #3: "The" does not change form in English, but "su" in Sardinian must agree with the noun which it precedes in number and gender.
    Example #1:
    Example #2:
  • Difference #4: For most uses/conjugations of verbs in Sardinian, the verb stands on its own without a personal pronoun, while in English personal pronouns always precede any conjugated verbs.
    Example #1:
    Example #2:
  • Difference #5:
    Example #1:
    Example #2:,,