Datapoint Norf'k/Position of definite article in the noun phrase

Norf'k has a number of forms for the definite article: ar and dar for singular, and em and dem for plural. There is also a definite article de which roughly corresponds to English 'the', which occurs mainly before noun phrases beginning with adjectives and quantifiers. Norf'k appears to have specific and non-specific, as well as definite and indefinite, items. The attempt to find consistent distinction between definite and specific have been unsuccessful. The grammar of nominal determiners requires further investigation.

Values

Definite article is preposed

Example 24-20:
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.
Example 24-21:
Em letl salan hau priti!
Em
pl
letl
little
salan
people
hau
how
priti!
pretty
How pretty the children are!
Example 24-22:
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.
Confidence:
Certain