Difference between revisions of "Talk:Typological Features Template for Ga"

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b. Below are SOME areas that could be strengthened with examples.

1. Vowel harmony- are there other types of harmony in the language other than ATR harmony which is not present in the language as mentioned? Or there is no harmony at all? Are there examples?

I have gone through the template for Akan (Twi) and though not fully complete, at least it has examples of the ATR harmony present in the language. See a link to the Akan (Twi) template.

2. Tone - minimal pairs mentioned could be exemplified. For example,

shá (wash/clean)

shà (spoilt/gone bad)

3. Syllable structure - examples could have been given. For example, CV - bá (come), V - é (3sg)

Again, it is unclear what is meant by "N" as a syllable structure. Does it stand for Nasal?

4. Syntactic structure - Word order - Ga is strictly SVO. An example could also be provided. I want to say that this word order is also true for other Ghanaian languages such as Ewe. Eg. of Ewe SVO word order:

É ɖu nu

“He ate”

É ɖu nu

É ɖu nu

3SG eat thing

PRON V N

5. Minimal NP - "This consists of a noun or pronoun". This could also be exemplified. For example,

i. é

“He/she/it”

é

3SG

PRON

ii. papa lɛ

“The man”

papa lɛ

papa lɛ

man.SBJ

N DET

6. "The linear ordering in the Noun phrase is as follows: Identifier-Possessor-Modifier Noun-Head Noun-Adjective-Numeral-Indefinite Specifier-Determiner-Definite marker-Quantifier-Intensifier." This linear ordering could have been exemplified with concrete example. The understanding is better thereof.

7. What does the abbreviation TAM as a feature mean?

--Mercy Motte 11:12, 18 May 2011 (UTC)