Difference between revisions of "Clefts"
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| − | |colspan="6"|'It is visiting a minister that I am tonight.' | + | |colspan="6"|'It is visiting a minister that I am tonight.' (Adger 1994) |
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Latest revision as of 06:54, 18 November 2013
Contents
Noun clefting
| 'S | e | a' | cheist | sin | a | fhreagairt | a | tha | doirbh. | ||||||
| Cop | it | the | question | that | Tran | answer.vn | wh-C | be.pres | difficult | 'It is answering that question that is difficult.' (Adger 1994) | |||||
| 'S | e | am | ministear | a | tha | mis | a' | ceilidh | air | a-nochd. | ||||||
| Cop | it | the | minister | wh-C | be.pres | 1sg | Prog | visit.vn | on | tonight | 'It is the minister that I am visiting tonight.' (Adger 1994) | |||||
Clause clefting
| 'S | e | gun | do | bhuail | thu | an | cat | a | tha | mi | a' | ciallachadh. | ||||||
| Cop | it | that | Pst | strike.pst | 2sg | the | cat | wh-C | be.pres | 1sg | prog | mean.vn | 'It is that you struck the cat that I mean.' (Adger 1994) | |||||
Adverb clefting
| 'S | ann | a-nochd | a | tha | mi | a' | ceilidh | air | minister. | ||||||
| Cop | in.3sg.m | tonight | wh-C | be.pres | 1sg | prog | visit.vn | on | minister | 'It is tonight that I am visiting a minister.' (Adger 1994) | |||||
Aspect phrase clefting
| 'S | ann | a' | ceilidh | air | minister | a | tha | mi | a-nochd. | ||||||
| Cop | in.3sg.m | prog | visit.vn | on | minister | wh-C | be.pres | 1sg | tonight | 'It is visiting a minister that I am tonight.' (Adger 1994) | |||||
'S e Dòmhnal a tha a dòl amach.
'S ann a' cluich a tha e
'S ann a glaschu a tha e
- chan e
- an e
- gur e
- b'e
- cha b'e
- Is ann
- chan ann
- an ann
- gur ann
- b' ann
- cha b'ann
- am b'ann
- gum b'ann
