Difference between revisions of "Nouns"
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==Proper nouns== | ==Proper nouns== | ||
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==Common Nouns== | ==Common Nouns== | ||
| − | Common | + | Common nouns are nouns that ___. |
| − | + | The noun stems may be simple or compound (cf. Macaulay 1992, 207). | |
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| + | Compound nouns can be formed in a few ways: | ||
| − | + | ===Noun-Noun Combination=== | |
| − | Noun-Adjective Combination | + | 'shop' + obrach gen. ofobair 'work' - bUth-obrach brith |
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mor-shluagh (mor adj., 'big'+ sluagh 'people') | mor-shluagh (mor adj., 'big'+ sluagh 'people') | ||
| − | Preposition-Noun Combination | + | |
| + | ===Preposition-Noun Combination=== | ||
ro-shealladh (ro prep., 'before' + sea//adh 'view') | ro-shealladh (ro prep., 'before' + sea//adh 'view') | ||
| − | Noun-Suffix Combination | + | ===Noun-Suffix Combination=== |
bodachan (bodach 'old man' +-an diminutive suffix) | bodachan (bodach 'old man' +-an diminutive suffix) | ||
| − | + | ==Pronouns== | |
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===Personal Pronouns=== | ===Personal Pronouns=== | ||
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==Anaphoric nouns== | ==Anaphoric nouns== | ||
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| + | [[Anaphoric nouns]] in SG include: | ||
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| + | [[feadhainn]]: 'some' | ||
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| + | [[cuid]]: 'feadhinn' | ||
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| + | [[fear]]: 'some' | ||
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| + | [[tè]]: 'one' | ||
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| + | [[sion]]: 'anything' | ||
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| + | [[sgath]]: 'anything' | ||
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| + | [[dad]]: 'anything' | ||
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| + | [[rud]]: 'thing' | ||
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| + | [[càil]]: 'anything' | ||
== Mass vs. Count Nouns== | == Mass vs. Count Nouns== | ||
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[[Verbal Nouns]] are nouns derived from verbs | [[Verbal Nouns]] are nouns derived from verbs | ||
| − | ==[[Inverted Nominal]] | + | ==Inverted Nominal== |
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Possessors in the genitive follow the possessed noun | Possessors in the genitive follow the possessed noun | ||
Latest revision as of 21:04, 20 October 2012
Contents
Proper nouns
Common Nouns
Common nouns are nouns that ___.
The noun stems may be simple or compound (cf. Macaulay 1992, 207).
Compound nouns can be formed in a few ways:
Noun-Noun Combination
'shop' + obrach gen. ofobair 'work' - bUth-obrach brith
Noun-Adjective Combination
mor-shluagh (mor adj., 'big'+ sluagh 'people')
Preposition-Noun Combination
ro-shealladh (ro prep., 'before' + sea//adh 'view')
Noun-Suffix Combination
bodachan (bodach 'old man' +-an diminutive suffix)
Pronouns
Personal Pronouns
Demonstratives
Anaphoric nouns
Anaphoric nouns in SG include:
feadhainn: 'some'
cuid: 'feadhinn'
fear: 'some'
tè: 'one'
sion: 'anything'
sgath: 'anything'
dad: 'anything'
rud: 'thing'
càil: 'anything'
Mass vs. Count Nouns
The Mass vs. Count distinctions
Alienable vs. Inalienable Nouns
The Alienable vs. Inalienable distinction
Alienable vs. Inalienable (definition)
Verbal Nouns
Verbal Nouns are nouns derived from verbs
Inverted Nominal
Possessors in the genitive follow the possessed noun
Possessed + article + possessor(gen)
