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[[Category:Sp17_ContrastiveGrammars]] | [[Category:Sp17_ContrastiveGrammars]] | ||
Revision as of 22:06, 18 March 2017
Differences in Grammar
Wôpanâak has an animate/inanimate distinction for verbs, while Khasi does not
- Wôpanâak: ayum<v><aa><tv><3><sg><create>
- Khasi: thaw<v><create>
Wôpanâak has a transitive/intransitive distinction for verbs, while Khasi does not
- Wôpanâak: ayum<v><aa><tv><3><sg><create>
- Khasi: thaw<v><create>
Wôpanâak has morphology determining person and number for verbs, while Khasi does not
- Wôpanâak: ayum<v><aa><tv><3><sg><create>
- Khasi: thaw<v><create>
Wôpanâak has morphology determining tense, while Khasi has a separate particle
- Wôpanâak: mô<v><indef><past>
- Khasi: la<past marker> long<v><be>
Wôpanâak is VSO while Khasi is SVO
- Wôpanâak: ayum<v><aa><tv><3><sg><create> God<n><aa><sg> keesuk<n><nn><sg><heaven> kah<conj><and> ahkee<n><nn><sg><earth>
- Khasi: U<art><m><sg> Blei <‘God’><n> u<art><m><sg> la<past><particle> thaw<‘create’><v> ia<dirObj> ka<art><f><sg> bneng<‘heavens’><n> bad<‘and’><conj> ia<dirObj> ka<art><f><sg> khyndew<‘earths’><n>.
Kha-Wam tests
(kha) U Blei la thaw ia ka bneng bad ia ka khyndew → (wam) ayum God keesuk kah ahkee
(kha) U<art><m><sg> Blei<n> la<pastPar> thaw<v> ia<dirObj> ka<art><f><sg> bneng<n> bad<coocnj> ia<dirObj> ka<art><f><sg> khyndew<n> → (wam) ayum<v><aa><tv><3><sg> God<n><aa><sg> keesuk<n><nn><sg> kah<coocnj> ahkee<n><n><sg>
- English gloss: God created heaven and earth
(kha) U Blei u la ong, to long ka jingshai, bad ka jingshai ka la long → (wam) nȣwau God wequaiach kah mô wequai
(kha) U<art><m><sg> Blei<n> u<art><m><sg> la<pastPar> ong<v> to<imp><v> long<v> ka<art><f><sg> jingshai<n> bad<coocnj> ka<art><f><sg> jingshai<n> ka<art><f><sg> la<pastPar> long<v> → (wam) nȣwau<v><aa><iv><3><sg> God<n><aa><sg> wequaiach<v><nn><imp><3><sg> kah<coocnj> mô<v><indef><past> wequai<n><nn><sg>
- English gloss: God said, “Let [there] be light,” and light was.
- NOTE: we only need two tests to demonstrate all five of our contrasting grammar points
Wam-Kha tests
(wam) ayum God keesuk kah ahkee → (kha) U Blei la thaw ia ka bneng bad ia ka khyndew
(wam) ayum<v><aa><tv><3><sg> God<n><aa><sg> keesuk<n><nn><sg> kah<coocnj> ahkee<n><n><sg> → (kha) U<art><m><sg> Blei<n> la<pastPar> thaw<v> ia<dirObj> ka<art><f><sg> bneng<n> bad<coocnj> ia<dirObj> ka<art><f><sg> khyndew<n>
- English gloss: God created heaven and earth
(wam) nȣwau God wequaiach kah mô wequai → (kha) U Blei u la ong, to long ka jingshai, bad ka jingshai ka la long
(wam) nȣwau<v><aa><iv><3><sg> God<n><aa><sg> wequaiach<v><nn><imp><3><sg> kah<coocnj> mô<v><indef><past> wequai<n><nn><sg>U<art><m><sg> Blei<n> u<art><m><sg> la<pastPar> ong<v> to<imp><v> long<v> ka<art><f><sg> jingshai<n> bad<coocnj> ka<art><f><sg> jingshai<n> ka<art><f><sg> la<pastPar> long<v> → (kha) {{{4}}}
- English gloss: God said, “Let [there] be light,” and light was.
- NOTE: we only need two tests to demonstrate all five of our contrasting grammar points
