Asturian and English/Contrastive Grammar
From LING073
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<n><pl>
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