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Re: Positioning for emphasis

From:Joseph Fatula <joefatula@...>
Date:Saturday, September 15, 2007, 5:45
Geoff Horswood wrote:
> Kazakh is SOV (unless you're writing poetry, when it > may bend for the sake of rhythm). It uses an emphatic > particle positioned after the main verb (ghoi/qoi) > > It has several of these particles, actually: a > question-marker (ma/me/ba/be/pa/pe) and one expressing > less-direct evidentiality as well (eken). > > Geoff > >
But are these really particles or in fact suffixes on the verb? After hearing people speaking for a while, I was very surprised to see that they write a space between them, as 1) they change to match the vowel harmony / consonant type of the verb, and 2) no words ever come between the two. But take my advice with a grain of salt, as honestly, men qazaqsha so:ylemeymin. ____________________________________________________________ KEEP SPYWARE OFF YOUR COMPUTER - Protect your computer with Spyware Terminator! Visit http://www.spywareterminator.com/install and find out more!

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Geoff Horswood <geoffhorswood@...>