Difference between revisions of "Asturian and English/Contrastive Grammar"

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== gendering of nouns ==
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== gendering of nouns and articles==
  
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In Asturian, nouns and articles are gendered, but in English, no such distinction exists
 
*{{transferTest|ast|eng|la llei|the law}}
 
*{{transferTest|ast|eng|la llei|the law}}
 
*: {{transferMorphTest|ast|eng| la{{tag|det}}{{tag|def}}{{tag|f}}{{tag|sg}} llei{{tag|n}}{{tag|f}}{{tag|sg}}|the{{tag|det}}{{tag|def}}{{tag|sp}} law{{tag|n}}{{tag|sg}}}}
 
*: {{transferMorphTest|ast|eng| la{{tag|det}}{{tag|def}}{{tag|f}}{{tag|sg}} llei{{tag|n}}{{tag|f}}{{tag|sg}}|the{{tag|det}}{{tag|def}}{{tag|sp}} law{{tag|n}}{{tag|sg}}}}
  
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== pluralization of articles==
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In Asturian, articles for plural subjects are pluralized, but in English, no such distinction exists
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*{{transferTest|ast|eng|la llei|the peoples}}
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*: {{transferMorphTest|ast|eng| la{{tag|det}}{{tag|def}}{{tag|m}}{{tag|pl}} pueblos{{tag|n}}{{tag|m}}{{tag|pl}}|the{{tag|det}}{{tag|def}}{{tag|sp}} peoples{tag|n}}{{tag|pl}}}}
  
 
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Revision as of 16:19, 29 March 2018



gendering of nouns and articles

In Asturian, nouns and articles are gendered, but in English, no such distinction exists

  • (ast) la llei → (eng) the law
    (ast) la<det><def><f><sg> llei<n><f><sg> → (eng) the<det><def><sp> law<n><sg>


pluralization of articles

In Asturian, articles for plural subjects are pluralized, but in English, no such distinction exists

  • (ast) la llei → (eng) the peoples
    (ast) la<det><def><m><pl> pueblos<n><m><pl> → (eng) the<det><def><sp> peoples{tag<pl>}}

({{{1}}}) {{{3}}} → ({{{2}}}) {{{4}}}

({{{1}}}) {{{3}}} → ({{{2}}}) {{{4}}}

({{{1}}}) {{{3}}} → ({{{2}}}) {{{4}}}