Difference between revisions of "Evenki and English/Lexical selection"
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| − | | One example is авду(property, household, belongings, utensils, good, thing). || For the first example, it would likely be property or belongings in sentences about ownership, with property referring typically to ownership of larger, more expensive belongings, household in the sentences about the people who live there and the environment, utensils in sentences where it references a tool used to accomplish something, typically involving food, good in sentences about something sold, and thing in general sentences that are not referring to something specifically. || | + | | One example is авду(property, household, belongings, utensils, good, thing). || For the first example, it would likely be property or belongings in sentences about ownership, with property referring typically to ownership of larger, more expensive belongings, household in the sentences about the people who live there and the environment, utensils in sentences where it references a tool used to accomplish something, typically involving food, good in sentences about something sold, and thing in general sentences that are not referring to something specifically. || We do not have enough resources to find an example sentence, but in English, it would be "This house is my property, This household is focused on loving each other, This lotion is my belonging, This spoon is a utensil, This phone is a good, and This phone is a thing." |
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| − | | The second example is тырэ̄- (to oppress, to squeeze) || For the second example, it is likely to translate to oppress in sentences referring to a power imbalance, such as with a government, and to translate to squeeze in sentences referring to individuals and their physical interactions. || | + | | The second example is тырэ̄- (to oppress, to squeeze) || For the second example, it is likely to translate to oppress in sentences referring to a power imbalance, such as with a government, and to translate to squeeze in sentences referring to individuals and their physical interactions. || We do not have enough resources to find an example sentence, but in English, it would be "This government oppresses people" vs "This person is squeezing me" |
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Revision as of 17:58, 10 May 2023
evn → eng
| One-to-Many Mappings | Generalization | Example Sentence |
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| One example is авду(property, household, belongings, utensils, good, thing). | For the first example, it would likely be property or belongings in sentences about ownership, with property referring typically to ownership of larger, more expensive belongings, household in the sentences about the people who live there and the environment, utensils in sentences where it references a tool used to accomplish something, typically involving food, good in sentences about something sold, and thing in general sentences that are not referring to something specifically. | We do not have enough resources to find an example sentence, but in English, it would be "This house is my property, This household is focused on loving each other, This lotion is my belonging, This spoon is a utensil, This phone is a good, and This phone is a thing." |
| The second example is тырэ̄- (to oppress, to squeeze) | For the second example, it is likely to translate to oppress in sentences referring to a power imbalance, such as with a government, and to translate to squeeze in sentences referring to individuals and their physical interactions. | We do not have enough resources to find an example sentence, but in English, it would be "This government oppresses people" vs "This person is squeezing me" |
