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| − | 'Case' indicates the | + | 'Case' indicates the function of [[Noun Phrase (definition)|Noun Phrases]] in a sentence. In English only pronouns are marked for case. |
| + | *A pronoun functioning as the [[Subject (definition)|subject]] of a sentence is said to be in the [[Nominative Case (definition)|Nominative Case]] (eg. I, he, she, we, they). | ||
| + | *A pronoun functioning as the [[Object (definition)|object]] of a sentence is said to be in the [[Accusative Case (definition)|Accusative Case]] (e.g. me, him, her, us, them). | ||
| + | *A pronoun functioning as a possessor is typically in the [[Genitive Case (definition)|Genitive Case), (e.g. my, your, his, her, our, their). | ||
| + | *English doesn't have a dative case, but instead marks indirect object and related notions with prepositions. | ||
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| + | Gaelic makes no distinction between Nominative and Accusative case and instead combines them into a [[Common Case (definition)|common case]] (also sometimes called '''Direct Case'''). It does however, distinguish a genitive case and dative case. These are most readily visible in the determiner (article) system of the language. | ||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
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*[[Genitive Case (definition)|Genitive Case]] | *[[Genitive Case (definition)|Genitive Case]] | ||
*[[Nominative Case (definition)|Nominative Case]] | *[[Nominative Case (definition)|Nominative Case]] | ||
| + | *[[Articles]] | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
Revision as of 18:22, 13 November 2009
Definition
'Case' indicates the function of Noun Phrases in a sentence. In English only pronouns are marked for case.
- A pronoun functioning as the subject of a sentence is said to be in the Nominative Case (eg. I, he, she, we, they).
- A pronoun functioning as the object of a sentence is said to be in the Accusative Case (e.g. me, him, her, us, them).
- A pronoun functioning as a possessor is typically in the [[Genitive Case (definition)|Genitive Case), (e.g. my, your, his, her, our, their).
- English doesn't have a dative case, but instead marks indirect object and related notions with prepositions.
Gaelic makes no distinction between Nominative and Accusative case and instead combines them into a common case (also sometimes called Direct Case). It does however, distinguish a genitive case and dative case. These are most readily visible in the determiner (article) system of the language.
See Also
External Links
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References
SIL entry on Case
"The Linguistics Encyclopedia" by Kirsten Malmkjær (2002), pgs. 251-256
