noun modifiers
| From: | H. S. Teoh <hsteoh@...> |
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| Date: | Monday, September 4, 2000, 0:57 |
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I'm trying to flesh out the details of noun-phrase constructions in my
conlang, and I'm running into a bit of a block here... :-/
What are the possible ways of specifying noun modifiers, that natlangs
use? I know of some, namely:
1) using adjectives that agree with the noun in some way, e.g., agree in
gender/number/case
2) using some word order rule that clearly identifies a word as an
adjective/modifier
3) using particles/clitics to identify the relationship of the modifier
word to the noun
What other ways are used in natlangs/conlangs? I'm kinda groping for ideas
here...
T