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Re: Lahabic Syntax

From:Marcus Smith <smithma@...>
Date:Sunday, October 1, 2000, 8:15
H. S. Teoh wrote:

>Yeah... maybe I should start translating the description of my conlang >into the conlang itself :-P
Ouch! :-)
> > Try expressing predicate adjectives and nominals, > >What's a predicate adjective? :-P
"John is tired." "The car is red."
> > various genitive/possessive constructions, subordinate clause > > including subject and object complements as well as relative clauses, > >Hmm. What's the difference between a subordinate clause and a relative >clause?
A subordinate clause usually is related to the verb. For example in "I know that you are coming", "that you are coming" is the subordinate clause because it is the thing that is known. A relative clause usually is related to a noun. "The man who is coming is my friend." "who is coming" is the relative clause, because it makes the noun phrase "the man" more specific. =============================== Marcus Smith AIM: Anaakoot "When you lose a language, it's like dropping a bomb on a museum." -- Kenneth Hale ===============================