Difference between revisions of "Miskito and English/Contrastive Grammar"
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* {{transferTest|miq|eng|aras ba sirpi sa| The horse is small}} | * {{transferTest|miq|eng|aras ba sirpi sa| The horse is small}} | ||
*: {{transferMorphTest|miq|eng|aras{{tag|n}} ba{{tag|det}}{{tag|def}}{{tag|dst}} sirpi{{tag|adj}} kaia{{tag|v}}{{tag|pres}}{{tag|p3}} | The{{tag|det}} horse {{tag|n}} be{{tag|vbser}}{{tag|pres}}{{tag|p3}}{{tag|sg}} small{{tag|adj}}}} | *: {{transferMorphTest|miq|eng|aras{{tag|n}} ba{{tag|det}}{{tag|def}}{{tag|dst}} sirpi{{tag|adj}} kaia{{tag|v}}{{tag|pres}}{{tag|p3}} | The{{tag|det}} horse {{tag|n}} be{{tag|vbser}}{{tag|pres}}{{tag|p3}}{{tag|sg}} small{{tag|adj}}}} | ||
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+ | ===Subject Deletion=== | ||
+ | * {{transferTest|miq|eng| wapri| I walked}} | ||
+ | *: {{transferMorphTest|miq|eng| wapri{{tag|v}}{{tag|past}}{{tag|p1}} | I{{tag|prn}}{{tag|p1}} walked{{tag|vblex}}{{tag|past}}}} | ||
Revision as of 14:08, 29 April 2021
Contents
Grammatical Differences
Miq-Eng tests
Object Order
- (miq) Yang wal wîna kalila piras. → (eng) I do not eat meat and chicken
- (miq) yang<prn><p1> wîna<n> kalila<n> piras<v><p1><neg> → (eng) I<prn><p1> eat<vblex><p1><pres> meat<n> and<cnjcoo> chicken<n>
Adjective Order
- (miq) aras ba sirpi sa → (eng) The horse is small
- (miq) aras<n> ba<det><def><dst> sirpi<adj> kaia<v><pres><p3> → (eng) The<det> horse <n> be<vbser><pres><p3><sg> small<adj>
Subject Deletion
- (miq) wapri → (eng) I walked
- (miq) wapri<v><past><p1> → (eng) I<prn><p1> walked<vblex><past>