Pı̇ħ syntax: Difference between revisions
(Created page with "{{main|Pı̇ħ}} This page gives an extensive description of '''Pı̇ħ syntactical''' features. ==Main clause and word order== Pı̇ħ is an almost strictly '''SOV''' (''Subject-Object-Verb'') language. '''nɔɴqɛ̣h qon su̇h njạ''' <small>the man sees the dog</small> The total lack of any case system, and of any distinction between the subject and the direct object, makes the word order firmly fixed. The other elements in the sentence are usually placed in t...") |
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The total lack of any case system, and of any distinction between the subject and the direct object, makes the word order firmly fixed. | The total lack of any case system, and of any distinction between the subject and the direct object, makes the word order firmly fixed. | ||
The other elements in the sentence are usually placed in the order “''place-manner-cause-time''”, although they are basically freer than the main elements, as they are conveyed by the case system or by the prepositions. The indirect object tends to be placed '' | The other elements in the sentence are usually placed in the order “''place-manner-cause-time''”, although they are basically freer than the main elements, as they are conveyed by the case system or by the prepositions. The indirect object tends to be placed ''before'' the direct object of the sentence. | ||
Any of the elements can be emphasized by placing it at the beginning or in the end of the sentence. This can be done through the evidential particle '''ɛħ''', which is to be placed after the emphasized element. | Any of the elements can be emphasized by placing it at the beginning or in the end of the sentence. This can be done through the evidential particle '''ɛħ''', which is to be placed after the emphasized element. | ||
Revision as of 08:56, 12 April 2025
- Main article: Pı̇ħ
This page gives an extensive description of Pı̇ħ syntactical features.
Main clause and word order
Pı̇ħ is an almost strictly SOV (Subject-Object-Verb) language.
nɔɴqɛ̣h qon su̇h njạ the man sees the dog
The total lack of any case system, and of any distinction between the subject and the direct object, makes the word order firmly fixed.
The other elements in the sentence are usually placed in the order “place-manner-cause-time”, although they are basically freer than the main elements, as they are conveyed by the case system or by the prepositions. The indirect object tends to be placed before the direct object of the sentence.
Any of the elements can be emphasized by placing it at the beginning or in the end of the sentence. This can be done through the evidential particle ɛħ, which is to be placed after the emphasized element.
qon ʔạ ɛħ nɔɴqɛ̣h su̇h njạ it's the dog the man sees
By using the evidential particle, every preposition of any kind must be clearly expressed.
