Re: Frankenlangs
| From: | bob thornton <arcanesock@...> |
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| Date: | Wednesday, September 8, 2004, 0:17 |
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Since people (or at least one person) wanted a little bit of grammar, I shall give it to you.
*clicklang is a VSO analytical language. There are three cases for nouns, Agent, Patient,
and Experiencer. Each of these is marked by a clitic in front of the noun.
Number (dual and plural) can also be encoded by way of clitics, with a special
version of the clitic for nouns with diphthongs. Definate is not marked,
indefiniate is marked with the word for "one"
Conjugations of verbs are marked by prepositional clitic adverbs. There are 7 basic
conjugations: Past, Present, Future, Constant, Gerund, *did once, Stative.
There are three complex conjugations marked by a clitic before the simple
conjugation clitic. They are: Imprerative, Abiliative, and Desirative.
Adjectives are anything before a noun that is not marked otherwise. Ex: A noun before a
noun that has no AGT, EXP, or PAT marker.
Adverbs come before the verb. They can be unconjugated verbs (marked with an adverb
clitic) or nouns.
Does anyone want examples?
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