Datapoint Sri Lanka Portuguese/Alignment of case marking of full noun phrases
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Accusative alignment
- Example 41-1:
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tɔɔna voos isti ravkiin kikustumaa jeentispa uŋ gɔɔta bata laraa; uŋ gɔɔta regulaadu kustumaa falaatutɔɔnaafterwardsvoos2sgistithis[ravkiin[violinki-kustumaa]hab-practice]jeentis-papeople-accuŋagɔɔtalittlebataahitlaraa;pfvuŋagɔɔtalittleregulaaduregularlykustumaapracticefalaatuquotThen shake up these people who are practicing violin a little, telling them to practice regularly.
Source: Smith 1974-5: 5427
- Example 41-55:
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poɖiyaas sudu akantu mee yanasa, aka kaazantupoɖiyaaschildrentuduallaka-ntuthat-locmeefocjaa-nasa,pst-be.bornakathatkaaza-ntuhouse-locThe children were all born there, in that house.
Source: Smith 1974-5: 5105
- Example 41-60:
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aka parim boom prendudoor uŋa jafalaa: jeentis falaa daatu aka kriyaansas kitaprenda see aka muytu viraaduakathatparim1sg.datboomgoodprendudoorlearned.personuŋaonejaa-falaa:pst-say[jeentis[peoplefalaa-daa-tusay-give-pfv.ptcpakathatkriyaansa-schild-plki-ta-prendanmlz-prs-studyseecondakathatmuytuveryviraadu]wrong]With respect to that, a very learned person told me that [the model of education whereby] people teach and children study is wrong. OR: Consultant's translation: That, one very learned person told me: people teaching [children] and that children learning is wrong.
Source: Smith 1974-5: 5188
- Confidence:
- Very certain