| From: | azathoth500 <azathoth500@...> |
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| Date: | Sunday, December 5, 2004, 16:03 |
Left branching means the dependents (adjectives, clauses, etc) come before their heads. Right branching is the other way around. English and the other Germanic languages are a bit of both. Adjectives come before the head, but clauses come after it. On Sun, 5 Dec 2004 15:04:34 +0100, Carsten Becker <naranoieati@...> wrote:> What does "leftbranching" and "rightbranching" mean? Has it > to do with whether a languages puts words after or in front > of their heads? I mean, e.g. if you put an adjective in > front of the word it refers to or after it, or if you use > rather prepositions than postpositions? > > Thanks, > Carsten > > -- > Eri silveváng aibannama padangin. > Nivaie evaenain eri ming silvoieváng caparei. > - Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, Le Petit Prince > -> http://www.beckerscarsten.de/?conlang=ayeri >