| These
adverbial relators functionally refer to place, time and maner. |
| (1)
Temporal relator axis phrase. |
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| (2)
Manner selector axis phrase - |
|
sėmapļ
|
without chin
|
lambės k
|
by road
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payenbļ-kke-empė
|
like paying
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| (3)
Place relator axis phrase |
kum-l
|
in the house
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adi-tkke
|
from the hill
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| 1.2.1.2
Adjectival relator axis phrase : |
| Such phrases
function as adjectives. Genitive case markers act as relators. |
bļ rrambi-kke
|
Ram’s brother
|
maglakemabi
|
‘Mangalon’s brother
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| 1.2.2.
Endocentric constructions : |
| In such
constructions, at least one of the constituents is the head. The whole
phrase has the same function as the head word. Such phrases have two
subgroups - |
| (i)
Multiple head phrase |
| (ii)
Single head phrase. |
| 1.2.2.1
Multiple head phrase : |
| Such phrases
have more than one head word. The head may be a single word or sub-ordinate
phrase. Thus, either a single word or a group of words or a word with
post positions which is the point of focus is the head constituent
and other member(s) is(are) the attribute(s) to the head. Multiple
head phrases are of two types (a) Co-ordinate phrase (b) Oppositive
phrase. |
| (a)
Co-ordinate phrase |
| A limited
set of function words called connectors cna join multiple head phrases.
Some times there may be no overt connector. |
| (i)
Co-ordinate noun phrase |
|
|
dóńi - p l
|
sun (and) moon
|
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|
ayļn - muruk
|
gold (and) silver
|
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sibek
la
|
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monkey and
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crocodile
|
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|
n
|
|
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I or
|
you
|
kkeawė
|
la
bļ-kk
|
mė
|
|
my son
|
and his
|
daughter
|
kuml
|
bįmla
|
iskulepė
|
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in the house
|
or
|
at school
|
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| (either)
in the house or at school |
| (ii)
Co-ordinate verb phrase |
dpėtipė
|
to eat (and) drink
|
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gļmayub - mayepė
|
(neither) going
(nor) sleeping
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| (iii)
Adjective co-ordinate phrase |
| When two
or more adjectives conjoin and have the same referent, the construction
is a co-ordinate adjective phrase. |
|
akśnė
|
slenė
|
amidė
|
g -d
|
red and pale men
go.
|
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red
|
pale
|
men
|
go tense
|
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kinnanė
|
laN
|
ka-kanė
|
|
wise and beautiful
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wise
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and
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beautiful
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