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Value Modifying adjective precedes noun
Language:
Chinese Pidgin Russian
Parameter:
Order of adjective and noun
References
Perekhvalskaya 2008
Examples
его говори, русский люди плохо земля работай.
Iwo gavari ruski liudi pəloxa ziml'a rabotaj.
Iwo
3sg
gavari
speak
ruski
Russian
liudi
person
pəloxa
bad
ziml'a
land
rabotaj.
work
He says that Russians cultivate land badly. OR: He says that Russian people can not cultivate land properly.
See
Fadeev [1956] 1982
: 267
За ево маленьки курема поде большина курема поноси еса.
Za iwo malen'ki kurema pode bol'ʃina kurema ponosi esa.
Za
foc
iwo
3sg
malen'ki
small
kurema
jacket
pode
under
bol'ʃina
big
kurema
jacket
ponosi
wear
esa.
hab
He wears a small jacket under a big jacket. OR: He wears a shirt under the jacket.
See
Neumann 1966
: 248
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