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A DESCRIPTIVE ANALYSIS OF URALI
Sam Mohan Lal
6.3.2.20   Adj. + Dem.
            (adu) cinnadu ‘(That) (is) small’
            that - small - that
            (adu) peruddadu ‘That (is) big’
            that - big - that
6.3.3 Adverb Phrase (Adv. P.)
Adverb phrases in Urali can be classified into three groups, viz.,
            i)   Adverb phrase of manner (Adv. P. man.)
            ii)   Adverb phrase of time (Adv. P. time)
            iii)   Adverb phrase of location (Adv. P. loc.)
6.3.3.1 Adverb phrase of manner
Adv. P. man. consists of an adverb of manner preceded by an intensifier or it can have an N.P. followed by an Adv. Po. P.
6.3.3.1.1   Intens. + Adv. man.
            ba:a beseya:yi ‘very fast’
6.3.3.1.2   NP + Adv. Po. P.
avä tandarade ‘through him’
            he - through
            ka:u gia ‘upto (the) forest’
            forest - up to
            aggvė kue:li ‘after (the) mother’
            mother - after
6.3.3.2 Adverb phrase of time6.3.3.2 Adverb phrase of time
An adverb phrase of time constitutes an adverb of time or an adjective followed by a time unit.
6.3.3.2.1   Adv. time
            o:Raka ‘tomorrow’
            nä:RRu ‘yesterday’
            appu ‘at that time’
            eppu ‘when ?’
6.3.3.2.2    Adj. + N (time.)
            oru na:u ‘one day’
6.3.3.3 Adverb phrase of location
Either a locative adverb (Adv. Loc.) or an NP Loc. constitute an adverb phrase of location.
6.3.3.3.1    Adv. Loc.
            adikke ‘there’
            idikke ‘here’
            adikke vea:duga:ru ‘They (are) playing there’
            there - play (P.T.)

                                       

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