Difference between revisions of "Western Abenaki and English/Contrastive Grammar"
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**namiha<vb><tv><aa><o_3sg_def_aa> | **namiha<vb><tv><aa><o_3sg_def_aa> | ||
**namito<vb><tv><nn><o_3sg_def_nn> | **namito<vb><tv><nn><o_3sg_def_nn> | ||
| − | * | + | *one names him or it |
| + | **wihlômek<vb><tv><aa><o_3sg_def_aa> | ||
| + | **witôzik<vb><tv><nn><o_3sg_def_nn> | ||
===Plural Agreement=== | ===Plural Agreement=== | ||
Revision as of 16:42, 1 May 2023
Contents
Animacy
Nouns and verbs are tagged with animacy, and there are different verbs depending on whether the subject/object are animate or inanimate.
Noun Animacy
- Lobster
- ^sȣgaiwios<n><nn>/lobster<n>
- Apple
- ^aplesa<n><aa>/apple<n>
- Nuts
- ^pagȣnisal<n><nn><pl>/nut<n><pl>
Verb Animacy
Verb animacy differs depending on the animacy of the subject and/or object.
- put aside
- beskaaka<vb><tv><aa><o_3sg_def_aa>
- beskato<vb><tv><nn><o_3sg_def_nn>
- see someone or something
- namiha<vb><tv><aa><o_3sg_def_aa>
- namito<vb><tv><nn><o_3sg_def_nn>
- one names him or it
- wihlômek<vb><tv><aa><o_3sg_def_aa>
- witôzik<vb><tv><nn><o_3sg_def_nn>
Plural Agreement
Adjectives and verbs must agree with the relevant noun in plurality
Adjective Plurality
Verb Plurality
First Person Possessive, First Person Subject
In Western Abenaki, the first person possessive marker is a prefixed n’. In English, this is simply the word "my." Similarly, a first person subject is marked on a verb with the same prefixed n’. In English, this is the word "I."
- N’cape - my coffee
- ^cape<n><nn><px1sg>/coffee<n><px1sg>$
- the "my" will be extracted in the Structural Transfer lab
- n’wlômawaldamen - I believe
- ^n’wlômawaldamen<vb><tv><nn><s_sg1>/believe<vb>
- The "I" will also be extracted
