Difference between revisions of "Uyghur and English/Contrastive Grammar"
From LING073
(→Sentence Structure) |
(→Sentence Structure) |
||
| Line 18: | Line 18: | ||
* {{transferTest|uig|eng|ئۆيىمدە جىق چاشقان بار.|There are many mice in my house.}} | * {{transferTest|uig|eng|ئۆيىمدە جىق چاشقان بار.|There are many mice in my house.}} | ||
| − | *: {{transferMorphTest|uig|eng| | + | *: {{transferMorphTest|uig|eng|يەنە{{tag|adv}} + كېچە{{tag|n}}{{tag|nom}}+ ۋە {{tag|cnjcoo}}+ كۈندۈز{{tag|n}}{{tag|nom}} + ئۈچىنچى{{tag|adj}}+ كۈن{{tag|n}}{{tag|nom}} + بول{{tag|v}}{{tag|ifi}}{{tag|p3}}|Night {{tag|n}}{{tag|sg}} + and{{tag|cnjsoo}} + day {{tag|n}}{{tag|sg}}+ passed{{tag|v}}{{tag|ifi}} + again {{tag|adv}} + this {{tag|det.dem}} + third {{tag|adj}} + day {{tag|n}}{{tag|p3}}{{tag|sg}} + was {{tag|v}}{{tag|ifi}}{{tag|sg}} + done {{tag|v}}{{tag|pp}}. |
==Noun== | ==Noun== | ||
Revision as of 16:26, 1 May 2025
This wiki-page is created to document instances of grammar difference between some sentences in Uyghur and English.
Sentence Structure
General English sentences would follow S + V + obj, whereas in Uyghur, it would be S + obj + V.
Examples:
- (uig) .خۇدا يورۇقلۇقنىڭ ياخشى ئىكەنلىكىنى كۆردى → (eng) God saw that light was good.
- (uig) خۇدا<n><nom> + يورۇقلۇق<n><gen>+ ياخشى<adj>+ ئىكەن<cop><p3><acc><dn>+ كۆردى<v><ifi><p3> → (eng) God <n><p3>+ saw<v><ifi>+ that<rel>+ light<n><sg>+ was<v><ifi>+ good<adj>
- (uig) .خۇدانىڭ ئەمرى بىلەن شۇنداق بولدى → (eng) With God's command it was done like that.
- (uig) خۇدا<n><gen> + ئەمرى<n><nom>+ بىلەن <pr>+ شۇنداق<cnjsub>+ بول<v><ifi><p3> → (eng) With<pr>+ God's<n><gen><p3>+ command<n>+ that<rel>+ it<n><p3>+ was<v><ifi>+ do<v><pii>
- (uig) خۇدا بۇلارنىڭ ياخشى ئىكەنلىكىنى كۆردى. → (eng) God saw that these were good.
- (uig) خۇدا<n><nom> + بۇ<n><pl><gen>+ ياخشى<adj>+ ئىكەن<cop><p3><acc><dn>+ كۆردى<v><ifi><p3> → (eng) God <n><p3>+ saw<v><ifi>+ that<rel>+ these<prn><pl>+ was<v><ifi><pl>+ good<adj>
- (uig) ئۆيىمدە جىق چاشقان بار. → (eng) There are many mice in my house.
- (uig) ئۆي<n><pos><sg><loc> + جىق<adj>+ چاشقان <n><nom>+ بار<adj> → (eng) There <prn>+ be<cop><pl>+ many<adj>+ mouse<n><pl>+ in<pr>+ my<adj><pos><p1>+house<n>
- (uig) ئۆيىمدە جىق چاشقان بار. → (eng) There are many mice in my house.
- {{transferMorphTest|uig|eng|يەنە<adv> + كېچە<n><nom>+ ۋە <cnjcoo>+ كۈندۈز<n><nom> + ئۈچىنچى<adj>+ كۈن<n><nom> + بول<v><ifi><p3>|Night <n><sg> + and<cnjsoo> + day <n><sg>+ passed<v><ifi> + again <adv> + this <det.dem> + third <adj> + day <n><p3><sg> + was <v><ifi><sg> + done <v><pp>.
Noun
Uyghur has 10 different cases for each specific noun whereas English does not have any. Examples:
Pronoun
In Uyghur, notice that:
- Second-Person Pronouns are categorized based on the formality
- The Third-Person Pronoun are not categorized according to gender or number.
In English, both of these cases are the opposite.
Examples:
Verb to be
In English, the verb "to be" is used; whereas in Uyghur, it is often omitted. Examples:
Verbs
The verbs are categorized according to the pronouns. Since the Pronouns are already different between the two languages, this leads to many cases that leads to a difference in the tags for the verb in each tense. Examples:
