Difference between revisions of "Prepositional Phrases"
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+ | ==When the definite DP complement is extracted out of the PP== | ||
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+ | *prepositions do not appear in their definite forms | ||
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+ | :{| | ||
+ | |'S | ||
+ | |e | ||
+ | |an | ||
+ | |duine | ||
+ | |a | ||
+ | |bha | ||
+ | |an seo | ||
+ | |an-dè | ||
+ | |a | ||
+ | |dh'fheuch | ||
+ | |mi | ||
+ | |ri | ||
+ | |mharbhadh. | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |cop.pres | ||
+ | |3sg.m | ||
+ | |the | ||
+ | |man | ||
+ | |wh-C | ||
+ | |be.pres | ||
+ | |here | ||
+ | |yesterday | ||
+ | |wh-C | ||
+ | |try.pst | ||
+ | |1sg | ||
+ | |to | ||
+ | |kill.vn | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |colspan="2"| 'It was the man that was here yesterday that I tried to kill.' (Adger 2000) | ||
+ | |} | ||
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+ | :{| | ||
+ | |*'S | ||
+ | |e | ||
+ | |an | ||
+ | |duine | ||
+ | |a | ||
+ | |bha | ||
+ | |an seo | ||
+ | |an-dè | ||
+ | |a | ||
+ | |dh'fheuch | ||
+ | |mi | ||
+ | |ris | ||
+ | |mharbhadh. | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |cop.pres | ||
+ | |3sg.m | ||
+ | |the | ||
+ | |man | ||
+ | |wh-C | ||
+ | |be.pres | ||
+ | |here | ||
+ | |yesterday | ||
+ | |wh-C | ||
+ | |try.pst | ||
+ | |1sg | ||
+ | |to.def | ||
+ | |kill.vn (Adger 2000) | ||
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Latest revision as of 08:00, 3 November 2013
Contents
When the complement is indefinite
le peann. with pen 'WIth a pen.' (Adger 2000)
Do taigh. to house 'To a house.' (Adger 2000)
When the complement is definite
- prepositions appear in their definite forms
leis a' pheann. with.def the pen 'WIth the pen.' (Adger 2000)
Dhan an taigh. to.def the house 'To a house.' (Adger 2000)
When the complement is a demonstrative or a possessive NP
- prepositions do not appear in their definite forms
ri seo. to this 'To this.' (Adger 2000)
*ris seo. to.def this (Adger 2000)
ri mo bhràthair. to 1sg.poss brother 'To my brother.' (Adger 2000)
*ris mo bhràthair. to.def 1sg.poss brother (Adger 2000)
When the definite DP complement is extracted out of the PP
- prepositions do not appear in their definite forms
'S e an duine a bha an seo an-dè a dh'fheuch mi ri mharbhadh. cop.pres 3sg.m the man wh-C be.pres here yesterday wh-C try.pst 1sg to kill.vn 'It was the man that was here yesterday that I tried to kill.' (Adger 2000)
*'S e an duine a bha an seo an-dè a dh'fheuch mi ris mharbhadh. cop.pres 3sg.m the man wh-C be.pres here yesterday wh-C try.pst 1sg to.def kill.vn (Adger 2000)