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*In a Fijian NP, adjectives, demonstratives, relative clauses modifying the head noun, if present, must follow the head noun, while in English, adjectives and demonstratives precede the head noun and relative clauses follow the head noun. | *In a Fijian NP, adjectives, demonstratives, relative clauses modifying the head noun, if present, must follow the head noun, while in English, adjectives and demonstratives precede the head noun and relative clauses follow the head noun. | ||
{{transferTest|fij|eng|a ’oro vina’a yai|this good village}} (gloss: ART village good this) | {{transferTest|fij|eng|a ’oro vina’a yai|this good village}} (gloss: ART village good this) | ||
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| + | {{transferMorphTest|fij|eng|a{{tag|art}} ’oro{{tag|n}} vina’a{{tag|adj}} yai{{tag|dem}}|this{{tag|det}}{{tag|dem}}{{tag|sg}} good{{tag|adj}}{{tag|sint}} village{{tag|n}}{{tag|sg}}}} | ||
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| + | *An NP in Fijian has to begin with an article: ''a'' for common nouns (which becomes ''na'' after a preposition) and ''o'' for proper names and pronouns (which is dropped after a preposition). The articles in Fijian roughly corresponds to the definite article ''the'' in English, and there's no indefinite article in Fijian. The indefinite article in English can be translated through the number "one". | ||
| + | {{transferTest|fij|eng|e dua a ’oro|a village}} (gloss: 3sg-subj one ART village) | ||
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| + | {{transferMorphTest|fij|eng|e{{tag|prn}}{{tag|pers}}{{tag|sg}}{{tag|p3}}{{tag|subj}} dua{{tag|num}} a{{tag|art}} ’oro{{tag|n}}|a{{tag|det}}{{tag|ind}}{{tag|sg}} village{{tag|n}}{{tag|sg}}}} | ||
Revision as of 15:39, 22 March 2018
Noun Phrase Structure
- In a Fijian NP, adjectives, demonstratives, relative clauses modifying the head noun, if present, must follow the head noun, while in English, adjectives and demonstratives precede the head noun and relative clauses follow the head noun.
(fij) a ’oro vina’a yai → (eng) this good village (gloss: ART village good this)
(fij) a<art> ’oro<n> vina’a<adj> yai<dem> → (eng) this<det><dem><sg> good<adj><sint> village<n><sg>
- An NP in Fijian has to begin with an article: a for common nouns (which becomes na after a preposition) and o for proper names and pronouns (which is dropped after a preposition). The articles in Fijian roughly corresponds to the definite article the in English, and there's no indefinite article in Fijian. The indefinite article in English can be translated through the number "one".
(fij) e dua a ’oro → (eng) a village (gloss: 3sg-subj one ART village)
(fij) e<prn><pers><sg><p3><subj> dua<num> a<art> ’oro<n> → (eng) a<det><ind><sg> village<n><sg>
