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Values |
Contributor |
Comments |
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01_Subject Verb
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Yes |
Natasha Abner |
JOHN DANCE |
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02_Verb Subject
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No |
Natasha Abner |
Full nominal subject can follow verb in non-neutral context; neutral context Verb Subject order is only derived via subject pronoun doubling with drop of the pre-verbal full nominal subject. |
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03_Verb Object
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Yes |
Natasha Abner |
(JOHN/IX) LIKE MARY |
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04_Object Verb
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Yes |
Natasha Abner |
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05_Subject Verb Object
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Yes |
Natasha Abner |
JOHN LIKE MARY |
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06_Subject Object Verb
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Yes |
Natasha Abner |
With certain verbs & verbal inflections: JOHN MARY MEET, JOHN BOOK READ+durative |
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07_Verb Subject Object
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No |
Natasha Abner |
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08_Verb Object Subject
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Yes |
Natasha Abner |
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09_Object Subject Verb
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No |
Natasha Abner |
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10_Object Verb Subject
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No |
Natasha Abner |
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11_Adposition Noun_Phrase
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Yes |
Natasha Abner |
FROM CALIFORNIA |
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12_Noun_Phrase Adposition
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No |
Natasha Abner |
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13_Adjective Noun
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Yes |
Natasha Abner |
BLUE BOOK |
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14_Noun Adjective
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Yes |
Natasha Abner |
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15_Numeral Noun
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Yes |
Natasha Abner |
TWO BOOK |
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16_Noun Numeral
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Yes |
Natasha Abner |
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17_Demonstrative Noun
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Yes |
Natasha Abner |
THAT BOOK |
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18_Noun Demonstrative
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Yes |
Natasha Abner |
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19_Possessor Noun
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Yes |
Natasha Abner |
JOHN (POSS) BOOK; POSS BOOK |
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20_Noun Possessor
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Yes |
Natasha Abner |
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21_Pronominal Possessor Noun
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Yes |
Natasha Abner |
POSS-1 BOOK ("my book") |
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22_Noun Pronominal Possessor
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No |
Natasha Abner |
Not a neutral word order; postnominal pronominal possessors have distinct prosodic properties and felicity conditions on use. |
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A 01_Attributive Adjective Agreement
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No |
Natasha Abner |
Attributive adjectives are sometimes signed in a spatial locus close to that of the noun they modify (if the noun has an established spatial locus), but this does not seem to be an agreement effect nor is it obligatory. In some cases, it could be phonological assimilation in signing locus. |
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A 02_Predicate Adjective Agreement
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No |
Natasha Abner |
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A 03_Degree Adjective
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Yes |
Natasha Abner |
VERY IMPORTANT |
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A 04_Adjective Degree
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No |
Natasha Abner |
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AuxSel 01_Auxiliary Selection
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No |
Natasha Abner |
No "be"; "have" not used as auxiliary or tense/aspect marker. |
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C 01_Complementizer Clause
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NA |
Natasha Abner |
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C 02_Clause Complementizer
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NA |
Natasha Abner |
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C 03_Adverbial_Subordinator Clause
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Yes |
Natasha Abner |
Found in antecedents of conditional (IF/SUPPOSE) and reason adjuncts (FOR-FOR). |
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C 04_Clause Adverbial Subordinator
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No |
Natasha Abner |
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N2 01_Numeral Noun (indefinite)
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Yes |
Natasha Abner |
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N2 03_Numeral Noun (definite)
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Yes |
Natasha Abner |
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N2 05_Definite NP (Num N, N Num) has a definite article
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NA |
Natasha Abner |
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N2 06_Definite NP (Num N, N Num) has a demonstrative
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No |
Natasha Abner |
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N2 07_Definite NP (Num N, N Num) lacks a definite article or demonstrative
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Yes |
Natasha Abner |
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N2 08_Definite NP (Num N, N Num) contains a Plural marker, but Indefinite NP does not
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No |
Natasha Abner |
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N2 09_Definite NP (Num N, N Num) contains any other marking
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No |
Natasha Abner |
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N2 10_The Numeral has a different form in Definite and Indefinite (Num N, N Num) contexts
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No |
Natasha Abner |
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N2 11_The Noun has a different form in Definite and Indefinite (Num N, N Num) contexts
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No |
Natasha Abner |
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Neg 01_Standard Negation is Particle that Precedes the Verb
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No |
Natasha Abner |
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Neg 02_Standard Negation is Particle that Follows the verb
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No |
Natasha Abner |
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Neg 03_Standard Negation is Prefix
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No |
Natasha Abner |
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Neg 04_Standard Negation is Suffix
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NA |
Natasha Abner |
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Neg 05_Standard Negation is Negative Auxiliary verb
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No |
Natasha Abner |
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Neg 06_Standard Negation is Higher verb
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No |
Natasha Abner |
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Neg 07_Standard Negation is Tone
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NA |
Natasha Abner |
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Neg 08_Standard Negation is Tone plus Other Modification
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NA |
Natasha Abner |
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Neg 09_Standard Negation is Reduplication
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No |
Natasha Abner |
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Neg 10_Standard Negation is Infix
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No |
Natasha Abner |
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Neg 11_Distinct Negation of Class/Property
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No |
Natasha Abner |
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Neg 12_Distinct Negation of identity
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No |
Natasha Abner |
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Neg 13_Distinct Negation of Existence
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Yes |
Natasha Abner |
Sentence final "NONE" can be used as a distinct negation of existence (cf. Chen Pichler and Hochgesang 2009) |
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Neg 14_Distinct Negation of Location
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No |
Natasha Abner |
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Order N3 01_ Demonstrative Adjective Noun
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Yes |
Natasha Abner |
THAT BLUE BOOK |
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Order N3 05_Adjective Demonstrative Noun
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No |
Natasha Abner |
*BLUE THAT BOOK |
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Q01_Initial polar Q-marker
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Yes |
Natasha Abner |
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Q02_Final polar Q-marker
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Yes |
Natasha Abner |
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Q03_Clause internal polar Q-marker
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No |
Natasha Abner |
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Q04_Polar question by intonation
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Yes |
Natasha Abner |
Non-manual marking |
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Q05_Polar question by V-fronting
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No |
Natasha Abner |
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Q06_Polar question by Auxiliary-fronting
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No |
Natasha Abner |
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Q08_Affirmative answer by particle
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Yes |
Natasha Abner |
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Q09_Affirmative answer by verb
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Yes |
Natasha Abner |
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Q10_Affirmative answer by auxiliary
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Yes |
Natasha Abner |
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Q11_Affirmative answer by auxiliary and verb
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Yes |
Natasha Abner |
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Q12_Affirmative answer by particle and verb
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Yes |
Natasha Abner |
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Q13_Affirmative answer by predicative 'be'
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NA |
Natasha Abner |
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Q18NEGA_Negative answer by sentential negation plus bare verb
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Yes |
Natasha Abner |
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V2 01_Declarative Verb-Second
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No |
Natasha Abner |
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V2 02_Interrogative Verb-Second
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No |
Natasha Abner |
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w03a_Indef sing count Ns in O position: can be bare
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Yes |
Natasha Abner |
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w03b_Indef sing count Ns in O position: must have an article
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No |
Natasha Abner |
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w04a_Def sing count Ns in O position: can be bare
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Yes |
Natasha Abner |
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w04b_Def sing count Ns in O position: must have an article
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No |
Natasha Abner |
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