A
kernel sentence in Hmar is just a combination of an
NP in the subject slot and a VP in the predicate slot.
The NP generally precedes as shown below.
It
is interesting to note that even when there is a noun
in the subject slot a personal pronoun representing
the noun occurs as a member constituent of the VP. In
the above example although there is a noun /náup/
‘child’ in the subject slot a personal pronoun /a/ ‘he’
occurs at the beginning of the VP making thereby a repetition
of the subject. A few more examples may be seen :
1.
Subject + Verb
2.
Inserting auxiliaries :
a)
b)
This
/a/ can even occur optionally at the end of the VP.
This, of course, is not obligatory when there is a 1st
p or 2nd p pronoun in the subject NP. In other words,
1st and 2nd personal pronouns do not necessarily show
such repetitive occurrence.
:
dí
kà nìh/ > /fè: n
