Am 01/30 22:08 taliesin the storyteller yscrifef:
> Please cut away the unnecessary cruft, stick to the point and be concise.
>
> ---- PART II Conlang Typlogic Survey 2001 ----
>
> House-keeping data
>
> Name of the participating conlang:
Brithenig
> (same as on part I please :) )
>
> 2: Order of genitive (G), and noun (N)
> That is: Possessor/owner and possession/owned thing
NG
>
> If there aren't a way to show this in the language, please say so.
> If there is a way...
>
> Is the order GN, NG or both?
NG
> How is it shown?
> - Through simple juxtaposition? (no extra marking anywhere)
Yes, but it is uncommon. It is a feature of old-fashioned, poetic or
religious language.
> - With a freestanding word separating the G and the N?
> (like English 'of')
Yes, this is more common.
> 3: Order of adjective (A) and noun (N)
NA
> Does the language have a closed class of adjectives?
No.
>
> Regardless of being a separate class or not:
> How are they similar, how do they differ from verbs and nouns?
Adjectives are declined like nouns with gender and number following a
noun unless they are predicate.
> Can they take a copula (that is: need/don't need equivalent of "to be")?
Yes, they can take a copula.
> ---- END part II ----
>
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- andrew.
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Andrew Smith, Intheologus hobbit@earthlight.co.nz
Hey, these instructions are in three different languages...
It starts in English, but then it goes into French and Spanish...
It's hard to believe this model is for ages six and up...
You have to be tri-lingual just to read the instructions...
- Hobbs, Weirdos from Another Planet.