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  ISO 639-3 Code: ita
  latlong: 41.9, 12.483333  Map it!
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   01_Subject Verb Yes Chris Collins Forum
   02_Verb Subject Yes Chris Collins Forum
   03_Verb Object Yes Andrea Cattaneo Forum
   04_Object Verb No Andrea Cattaneo Forum
+ 05_Subject Verb Object Yes Andrea Cattaneo Forum
  Words: Io parlo italiano.
  Gloss: 1S speak Italian
  Translation: I speak Italian.
  Contributor: Timothy Ho
   06_Subject Object Verb No Andrea Cattaneo Forum
   07_Verb Subject Object No Andrea Cattaneo Forum
   08_Verb Object Subject No Andrea Cattaneo Forum
   09_Object Subject Verb No Andrea Cattaneo Forum
   10_Object Verb Subject No Andrea Cattaneo Forum
   11_Adposition Noun_Phrase Yes Andrea Cattaneo Forum
   12_Noun_Phrase Adposition No Andrea Cattaneo Forum
   13_Adjective Noun Yes Andrea Cattaneo Forum
   14_Noun Adjective Yes Andrea Cattaneo Forum
   15_Numeral Noun Yes Andrea Cattaneo Forum
   16_Noun Numeral No Andrea Cattaneo Forum
   17_Demonstrative Noun Yes Andrea Cattaneo Forum
   18_Noun Demonstrative No Andrea Cattaneo Forum
   19_Possessor Noun No Andrea Cattaneo Forum
   20_Noun Possessor Yes Chris Collins Forum
+ 21_Pronominal Possessor Noun Yes Adriana Belletti Forum
  Words: Il mio/tuo/suo/nostro/vostro/loro libro
  Gloss: the my/your/his,her,its/our/your/their book
  Translation: my/your/his,her,its/our/your/their book
  Contributor: Adriana Belletti
   22_Noun Pronominal Possessor No Adriana Belletti Forum
   A 01_Attributive Adjective Agreement Yes Chris Collins Forum
   A 02_Predicate Adjective Agreement Yes Chris Collins Forum
   A 03_Degree Adjective Yes Andrea Cattaneo Forum
+ A 04_Adjective Degree Yes Andrea Cattaneo (but see comment on the example) Forum
  Words: alto abbastanza (per prendere il libro)
  Gloss: tall enough (to take the book)
  Translation: tall enough (to take the book)
  Comment: in this order there is a feeling of ellipsis. There is no such feeling in the preadjectival position, where abbastanza would correspond to 'rather'(rather tall)
  Contributor: Hilda Koopman
   AuxSel 01_Auxiliary Selection Yes Andrea Cattaneo Forum
   C 01_Complementizer Clause Yes Andrea Cattaneo Forum
   C 02_Clause Complementizer No Andrea Cattaneo Forum
   C 03_Adverbial_Subordinator Clause Yes Andrea Cattaneo Forum
   C 04_Clause Adverbial Subordinator No Andrea Cattaneo Forum
   Extra Examples Yes Chris Collins Forum
+ N2 01_Numeral Noun (indefinite) Yes Cristina Guardiano Forum
  Words: Nella casa ci sono tre sedie
  Gloss: In the house there are three chairs
  Translation: There are three chairs in the house
  Contributor: Cristina Guardiano
+ N2 02_Noun Numeral (indefinite) No Cristina Guardiano Forum
  Words: * nella casa ci sono sedie tre
  Gloss: in the house there are chairs three
  Contributor: Cristina Guardiano
+ N2 03_Numeral Noun (definite) Yes Cristina Guardiano Forum
  Words: I quattro pacchi sono arrivati ieri
  Gloss: The four packages are arrived yesterday
  Translation: The four packages arrived yesterday
  Contributor: Cristina Guardiano
+ N2 04_Noun Numeral (definite) No Cristina Guardiano Forum
  Words: * i pacchi quattro sono arrivati ieri
  Gloss: the packages four are arrived yesterday
  Contributor: Cristina Guardiano
+ N2 05_Definite NP (Num N, N Num) has a definite article Yes Cristina Guardiano Forum
  Words: Le quattro lettere sono già arrivate
  Gloss: The four letters are already arrived
  Translation: The four letters already arrived
  Contributor: Cristina Guardiano
+ N2 06_Definite NP (Num N, N Num) has a demonstrative Yes Cristina Guardiano Forum
  Words: Queste / quelle quattro lettere sono già arrivate
  Gloss: These / those four letters are already arrived
  Translation: These/those four letters already arrived
  Contributor: Cristina Guardiano
   N2 07_Definite NP (Num N, N Num) lacks a definite article or demonstrative No Cristina Guardiano Forum
   N2 08_Definite NP (Num N, N Num) contains a Plural marker, but Indefinite NP does not No Cristina Guardiano Forum
   N2 09_Definite NP (Num N, N Num) contains any other marking No Cristina Guardiano Forum
   N2 10_The Numeral has a different form in Definite and Indefinite (Num N, N Num) contexts No Cristina Guardiano Forum
   N2 11_The Noun has a different form in Definite and Indefinite (Num N, N Num) contexts No Cristina Guardiano Forum
+ Neg 01_Standard Negation is Particle that Precedes the Verb Yes Adriana Belletti Forum
  Words: Maria non parla (Cinese)
  Gloss: Maria not talks (Chinese)
  Translation: Maria does not talk (Chinese)
  Contributor: Adriana Belletti
   Neg 02_Standard Negation is Particle that Follows the verb No Adriana Belletti Forum
   Neg 03_Standard Negation is Prefix No Adriana Belletti Forum
   Neg 04_Standard Negation is Suffix No Adriana Belletti Forum
   Neg 05_Standard Negation is Negative Auxiliary verb No Adriana Belletti Forum
   Neg 06_Standard Negation is Higher verb No Adriana Belletti Forum
   Neg 07_Standard Negation is Tone No Adriana Belletti Forum
   Neg 08_Standard Negation is Tone plus Other Modification No Adriana Belletti Forum
   Neg 09_Standard Negation is Reduplication No Adriana Belletti Forum
   Neg 10_Standard Negation is Infix No Adriana Belletti Forum
   Neg 11_Distinct Negation of Class/Property No Adriana Belletti Forum
   Neg 12_Distinct Negation of identity No Adriana Belletti Forum
   Neg 13_Distinct Negation of Existence No Adriana Belletti Forum
   Neg 14_Distinct Negation of Location No Adriana Belletti Forum
   Order N3 01_ Demonstrative Adjective Noun Yes Andrea Cattaneo Forum
   Order N3 02_Demonstrative Noun Adjective Yes Andrea Cattaneo Forum
   Order N3 03_ Noun Adjective Demonstrative No Andrea Cattaneo Forum
   Order N3 04_Noun Demonstrative Adjective No Andrea Cattaneo Forum
   Order N3 05_Adjective Demonstrative Noun No Andrea Cattaneo Forum
   Order N3 06_Adjective Noun Demonstrative No Andrea Cattaneo Forum
+ Order N3 07_Demonstrative Numeral Noun Yes Cristina Guardiano Forum
  Words: questi tre bambini sono miei studenti
  Gloss: these three children are my students
  Translation: these three children are my students
  Contributor: Cristina Guardiano
+ Order N3 08_Demonstrative Noun Numeral No Cristina Guardiano Forum
  Words: * questi bambini tre sono miei studenti
  Gloss: these children three are my students
  Contributor: Cristina Guardiano
+ Order N3 09_ Noun Numeral Demonstrative No Cristina Guardiano Forum
  Words: * bambini tre questi sono miei studenti
  Gloss: children three these are my students
  Contributor: Cristina Guardiano
+ Order N3 10_Noun Demonstrative Numeral No Cristina Guardiano Forum
  Words: * bambini questi tre sono miei studenti
  Gloss: children these three are my students
  Contributor: Cristina Guardiano
+ Order N3 11_Numeral Demonstrative Noun No Cristina Guardiano Forum
  Words: * tre questi bambini sono miei studenti
  Gloss: three these children are my students
  Contributor: Cristina Guardiano
+ Order N3 12_Numeral Noun Demonstrative No Cristina Guardiano Forum
  Words: * tre bambini questi sono miei studenti
  Gloss: three children these are my students
  Contributor: Cristina Guardiano
   Q01_Initial polar Q-marker No Adriana Belletti Forum
   Q02_Final polar Q-marker No Adriana Belletti Forum
   Q03_Clause internal polar Q-marker No Adriana Belletti Forum
   Q04_Polar question by intonation Yes Adriana Belletti Forum
   Q05_Polar question by V-fronting No Adriana Belletti Forum
   Q06_Polar question by Auxiliary-fronting No Adriana Belletti Forum
   Q07_Q-marker follows narrow focus No Adriana Belletti Forum
   Q08_Affirmative answer by particle Yes Adriana Belletti Forum
   Q09_Affirmative answer by verb No Adriana Belletti Forum
   Q10_Affirmative answer by auxiliary No Adriana Belletti Forum
   Q11_Affirmative answer by auxiliary and verb No Adriana Belletti Forum
   Q12_Affirmative answer by particle and verb No Adriana Belletti Forum
   Q13_Affirmative answer by predicative 'be' No Adriana Belletti Forum
   Q14_Verb answer to indefinite subject question No Adriana Belletti Forum
   Q15_Particle-and-verb answer to indefinite subject question No Adriana Belletti Forum
   Q16NEGA_Negative answer by special negative particle Yes Adriana Belletti Forum
   Q17NEGA_Negative answer by bare sentential negation No Adriana Belletti Forum
   Q18NEGA_Negative answer by sentential negation plus bare verb No Adriana Belletti Forum
   Q19ANegQ_Truth-based confirmation No Adriana Belletti Forum
   Q20ANegQ_Polarity-based confirmation Yes Adriana Belletti Forum
   Q21ANegQ_Polarity-reversing particle No Adriana Belletti Forum
   Q22ANegQ_Polarity-reversing answer by affirmative and special particle No Adriana Belletti Forum
   V2 01_Declarative Verb-Second No Adriana Belletti Forum
   V2 02_Interrogative Verb-Second No Adriana Belletti Forum