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===Ergative/Absolutive=== | ===Ergative/Absolutive=== | ||
English is a nom/acc language while Burushaski is an erg/abs language. A such, Burushaski treats the object of transitive verbs like the subject of intransitive verbs, while English treats the subjects of these two types of verbs similarly and distinguishes the object. | English is a nom/acc language while Burushaski is an erg/abs language. A such, Burushaski treats the object of transitive verbs like the subject of intransitive verbs, while English treats the subjects of these two types of verbs similarly and distinguishes the object. | ||
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| + | Examples: | ||
| + | *{{transferTest|bsk|eng|e tis amana baa. | I made a mistake.}} (#I #mistake #I# become #be.) | ||
| + | *{{transferTest|bsk|eng|aa ine gane t̪ayaar baa. | I am ready for him}} ( #I #that #for.the.sake.of #ready #be.) | ||
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| + | In these examples, it is evident that the Burushaski sentences contain different first-person pronouns while English uses "I" in both cases. | ||
| − | + | ===Verb Final=== | |
| − | * | + | Burushaski is a SOV language, while English is SVO. This difference can be accounted or by changing the word order. |
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| + | * {{transferTest|bsk|eng|d̪aa šaam meey bila. | It gets dark again.}} ( #and #evening #become.IPFV #be.) | ||
| + | * {{transferTest|bsk|eng|it̪e paad̪šaa buc̣ bila. | That is the oriental plane of the king.}} ( #that #king #oriental.plane.(tree.species) #be.) | ||
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| + | Shown in these examples, the copula is consistently placed at the end of the sentence, while in English, it follows | ||
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| + | ===Case Marking=== | ||
| + | ===Postpositions=== | ||
| + | ===Question Particle=== | ||
| + | ==bsk-eng Tests== | ||
[[Category:Sp19_ContrastiveGrammars]] [[Category:Eastern_Burushaski]] | [[Category:Sp19_ContrastiveGrammars]] [[Category:Eastern_Burushaski]] | ||
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Ergative/Absolutive
English is a nom/acc language while Burushaski is an erg/abs language. A such, Burushaski treats the object of transitive verbs like the subject of intransitive verbs, while English treats the subjects of these two types of verbs similarly and distinguishes the object.
Examples:
- (bsk) e tis amana baa. → (eng) I made a mistake. (#I #mistake #I# become #be.)
- (bsk) aa ine gane t̪ayaar baa. → (eng) I am ready for him ( #I #that #for.the.sake.of #ready #be.)
In these examples, it is evident that the Burushaski sentences contain different first-person pronouns while English uses "I" in both cases.
Verb Final
Burushaski is a SOV language, while English is SVO. This difference can be accounted or by changing the word order.
- (bsk) d̪aa šaam meey bila. → (eng) It gets dark again. ( #and #evening #become.IPFV #be.)
- (bsk) it̪e paad̪šaa buc̣ bila. → (eng) That is the oriental plane of the king. ( #that #king #oriental.plane.(tree.species) #be.)
Shown in these examples, the copula is consistently placed at the end of the sentence, while in English, it follows
