Datapoint Norf'k/Position of indefinite article in the noun phrase
Norf'k uses both the numeral 'one' and 'a' as an indefinite article. 'A' is preferred when preceding mass nouns such as bread or sugar, which do not take the indefinite article in English, and is used in acrolectal Norf'k with most other nouns. It is not clear whether there is a semantic difference between 'a' and 'one', though it could have something to do with specificity.
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Indefinite article is preposed
- Example 24-23:
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Ai si wan mien ap yena.Ai1sg.sbjsiseewandet.indfmienmanapprepyena.loc.advI saw a man up there.
- Example 24-24:
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Tek a' bred!TekTakea'det.indfbred!breadHave some bread!
- Example 24-25:
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Ai pik wan baket a' hihi.Ai1sgpikpickwandet.indf.sgbaketbucketa'prephihi.periwinkleI collected a bucket of periwinkles.
- Confidence:
- Certain