nonesuch 1: b-ö-f ‘ox’ Where found French Domain lexicon Subdomain sound-meaning matching Keywords cattle Type nonesuch Universals violated none Source Saussure, Ferdinand de (1985). Cours…
nonesuch 1
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Tag: subdomain: agreement: controllers, targets, categories, domains, conditions
subdomain: agreement: controllers, targets, categories, domains, conditions
rarum 77
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rarum 77: object before subject in basic word order Where found OVS: Coos (Coosan);ApalaÃ, Arekuna-Taupilang, BacairÃ, Hianacoto-Umaua, Hixkaryana, Makushi, Panare (all Carib ), Asurinà (Tupi)…
rarissimum 78
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rarissimum 78: expression of numerical approximation (‘about 5’, ‘about the fifth’) by inversion of word order from Numeral + Noun to N + Num Where…
rarum 79
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rarum 79: (finite) verb-second word order in main declarative clauses (i.e., specifically VERB-second rather than more generally clitic-second or X-second) Where found many Germanic languages…
rarissimum 80
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rarissimum 80: (finite) verb-second word order in main declarative clauses generally optional, but obligatory if the first constituent is the unmarked narrative consecutive adverb ‘then’…
rarissimum 81
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rarissimum 81: (finite) verb-second word order in main declarative clauses only if the first constituent is an adverbial with strong negative force (such as never…
rarissimum 121
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rarissimum 121: adjective after the noun, rather than mirroring the order of adverb relative to verb, where basic word order is VO and adverb comes…