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| -rebɛ- | | -rebɛ- | ||
|ɔrebɛkɔ | |ɔrebɛkɔ | ||
− | |he is about to go | + | | she/he is about to go |
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! scope="row"| prefix(perfect) | ! scope="row"| prefix(perfect) | ||
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| -a- | | -a- | ||
|ɔrekɔ akɔfrɛ no | |ɔrekɔ akɔfrɛ no | ||
− | |she is going to | + | |she/he is going to call him |
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! scope="row"| suffix (past) | ! scope="row"| suffix (past) | ||
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+ | Quelle: http://www.abibitumikasa.com/forums/showthread.php/48084-Akan-(Twi)-Kabea-(Tenses-Aspects-of-Twi) | ||
+ | --[[User:Dorothee Beermann|Dorothee Beermann]] ([[User talk:Dorothee Beermann|talk]]) 23:12, 8 October 2015 (CEST) | ||
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+ | === Noun Phrase internal agreement === | ||
--[[User:Jacqueline Ofosu-Appiah|Jacqueline Ofosu-Appiah]] 13:57, 18 February 2014 (UTC) | --[[User:Jacqueline Ofosu-Appiah|Jacqueline Ofosu-Appiah]] 13:57, 18 February 2014 (UTC) | ||
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In the example below there is agreement between the noun "ndompe" and the numeral "mmienu". They agree in terms of number. | In the example below there is agreement between the noun "ndompe" and the numeral "mmienu". They agree in terms of number. |
Latest revision as of 09:33, 9 October 2015
The following table show next to the two different uses of yɛ verbal affixes.
Item | Form | Example | English translationn |
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copula | yɛ | ɛyɛ aboa | it is an animal |
verb | yɛ | ɛyɛ aboa | he does a thing |
affix (progressive) | -re- | merekɔ | I am going |
affix(future) | -bɛ- | yɛbɛba | we will come |
affix (inceptive) | -rebɛ- | ɔrebɛkɔ | she/he is about to go |
prefix(perfect) | -a- | woakɔ | you have gone |
prefix (...) | -a- | ɔrekɔ akɔfrɛ no | she/he is going to call him |
suffix (past) | -a- | mobaa ha | you all came here |
Quelle: http://www.abibitumikasa.com/forums/showthread.php/48084-Akan-(Twi)-Kabea-(Tenses-Aspects-of-Twi)
--Dorothee Beermann (talk) 23:12, 8 October 2015 (CEST)
Noun Phrase internal agreement
--Jacqueline Ofosu-Appiah 13:57, 18 February 2014 (UTC)
In the example below there is agreement between the noun "ndompe" and the numeral "mmienu". They agree in terms of number. One might want to say that the numeral is the agreement controller while the noun is the controllee.. The noun initial nasal marks the "dompe" as being plural.
na |
na |
FOC |
PRT |
w |
w |
3SG |
PN |
akɔfa | ||
a | kɔ | fa |
FUT | go | take |
V |
saa |
saa |
that |
ADJ |
dompe |
dompe |
bone |
N |
no |
no |
DEF |
DET |
de |
de |
usePRES |
V |
ndompe | |
n | dompe |
PL | bone |
N |
mmienu |
mmienu |
twoPL |
ADJ |
no |
no |
DEF |
DET |
adwane | |
a | dwane |
FUT | run |
V |
Clause linkage
The sentence below consist of two clauses. The conjunction "sɛ" introduces the complement conjunction selected by the matrix predicate The main verb is phrasal verb "yɛ nadwen" meaning 'decided'.
ɔkraman |
ɔkraman |
dog3SG |
N |
nibrefo | |
nibre | fo |
greedyNMLZAGT | |
N |
yi |
yi |
this |
DEM |
yɛɛ | |
yɛ | ɛ |
make | PAST |
V |
nadwen | |
n | adwen |
POSS | mind |
N |
sɛ |
sɛ |
that |
COMP |
ɔpɛ | |
ɔ | pɛ |
likePRES | |
V |
saa |
saa |
that |
ADJ |
dompe |
dompe |
boneSG |
N |
no |
no |
DEF |
DET |
nso |
nso |
tooFOC |
PRT |
--Jacqueline Ofosu-Appiah 22:22, 5 March 2014 (UTC)
One phenomenon I realised during annotation is the use of "a".
during my annotations i used a lot of the perfect tense marker "a" and the reason is that it was a film narration so everything i talked about had happened already. Below are sentences to illustrate this phenomenon.
agyinamoa |
agyinamoa |
3SGSBJ |
N |
no |
no |
DEF |
DET |
ahu | |
a | hu |
PRF | see |
V |
Hwansena |
hwansena |
fly3SGOBJ |
N |
no |
no |
DEF |
DET |
hwansena |
hwansena |
3SGSBJ |
N |
no |
no |
DEF |
DET |
akɔ | |
a | kɔ |
PRF | go |
V1 |
si |
si |
descend |
V2 |
papa |
papa |
man3SGOBJ |
N |
no |
no |
DEF |
DET |
atifi | |
ati | fi |
head | top |
Nrel |
agyinamoa |
agyinamoa |
3SGSBJ |
N |
no |
no |
DEF |
DET |
akye | |
a | kye |
PRF | catch |
V |
Hwansena |
hwansena |
fly3SGOBJ |
N |
no |
no |
DEF |
DET |
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