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Value Definite article is preposed
Language:
Norf'k
Parameter:
Position of definite article in the noun phrase
Examples
Ar phone se gorn blank after fly orf ar wall.
Ar
det
.
def
phone
phone
se
compl
gorn
gone
blank
blank
after
comp
fly
fall
orf
prep
ar
det
.
def
wall.
wall
The phone has gone dead after falling off the wall.
Em letl salan hau priti!
Em
pl
letl
little
salan
people
hau
how
priti!
pretty
How pretty the children are!
Daas d' fas jinja shi-keht ai aewa bin sii.
Daas
that.is
d'
det
.
def
fas
first
jinja
ginger
shi-keht
she-cat
ai
1sg
aewa
ever
bin
pst
sii.
see
That's the first female ginger cat I've ever seen.
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