Difference between revisions of "Talk:Noun Phrases in Runyankore-Rukiga"
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As you continue to develop the article with your focus of finding out the elements which modify the RR noun,or even the RR NP itself,can you consider; | As you continue to develop the article with your focus of finding out the elements which modify the RR noun,or even the RR NP itself,can you consider; | ||
| − | 1.The three components of Noun and NP modification as advocated by Greenbaum.S& Quick.R's <ref> Greenbaum.S& Quick.R.(2007:363) A Student's Grammar of the English Language.Longman,England.</ref> (2007).These include; The head,The premodification | + | 1.The three components of Noun and NP modification as advocated by Greenbaum.S& Quick.R's <ref> Greenbaum.S& Quick.R.(2007:363) A Student's Grammar of the English Language.Longman,England.</ref> (2007).These include; |
| + | a) The head, | ||
| + | b) The premodification | ||
| + | c) The postmodification. | ||
| − | 2.In line to the above, i think it is also important to have examples of both simple RR NP like <Phrase>16793</Phrase> and complex RR NPS like <Phrase>12869</Phrase>. | + | 2.In line to the above, i think it is also important to have examples of both simple RR NP like <Phrase>16793</Phrase> and complex RR NPS like <Phrase>12869</Phrase>.The above can help us to compare their elements and even see how far the RR NP can stretch. |
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Thank you for your article about Bantu noun phrases specifically on RR NP.Its good you highlighted some dependant elements which modify RR nouns as seen on your example
Enkyende emwe mpango erikwiragura eriya
“That one big monkey which is black”
| Enkyende | ||
| e | n | kyende |
| IV | 9 | monkey |
| N | ||
| emwe | |
| e | mwe |
| 9 | one |
| QUANT | |
| mpango | |
| n | pango |
| 9 | big |
| ADJ | |
| erikwiragura | ||||
| e | ri | ku | iragur | a |
| 9 | REL | INF | black | FV |
| ADJ | ||||
| eriya | ||
| e | ri | ya |
| 9 | that | PART |
| DEM | ||
As you continue to develop the article with your focus of finding out the elements which modify the RR noun,or even the RR NP itself,can you consider;
1.The three components of Noun and NP modification as advocated by Greenbaum.S& Quick.R's [1] (2007).These include; a) The head, b) The premodification c) The postmodification.
2.In line to the above, i think it is also important to have examples of both simple RR NP likeEnkyende emwe
“One monkey”
| Enkyende | ||
| e | n | kyende |
| IV | 9 | monkey |
| N | ||
| emwe | |
| e | mwe |
| 9 | one |
| QUANT | |
Enkyende emwe mpango eriya hari erikwiragura munonga niyo egyo ei
“That one big monkey over there, which is very black is the real one which”
| Enkyende | ||
| e | n | kyende |
| IV | 9 | monkey |
| N | ||
| emwe | |
| e | mwe |
| 9 | one |
| QUANT | |
| mpango | |
| n | pango |
| 9 | big |
| ADJ | |
| eriya | ||
| e | ri | ya |
| 9 | that | PART |
| DEM | ||
| hari |
| hari |
| erikwiragura | ||||
| e | ri | ku | iragur | a |
| 9 | REL | INF | black | FV |
| ADJ | ||||
| munonga |
| munonga |
| very |
| ADJ |
| niyo | |
| ni | yo |
| REL | 9 |
| REL | |
| egyo | |
| e | gyo |
| 9 | that |
| DET | |
| ei | |
| e | i |
| 9 | which |
| REL | |
.The above can help us to compare their elements and even see how far the RR NP can stretch.
References
- ↑ Greenbaum.S& Quick.R.(2007:363) A Student's Grammar of the English Language.Longman,England.