DLAB Language Structure Deduction Flashcards
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Study: 'rola maka beni' = 'the man sees the woman,' 'rola beni maka' = 'the woman sees the man.' The same words, different order. What determines subject and object?
Answer: Word order — the word before the verb is the subject
In both sentences, the noun immediately before 'beni' (the verb 'sees') is the subject: 'maka' (man) in sentence 1, 'beni' (woman)... Actually, comparing: sentence 1 has 'maka' before the verb, sentence 2 has 'beni' before 'maka.' The word before the verb acts as subject.
In an unknown language: 'baka-lu' = 'my father,' 'baka-nu' = 'your father,' 'mela-lu' = 'my mother.' What is 'your mother'?
Answer: mela-nu
Possessives are suffixes: '-lu' = my, '-nu' = your. The pattern is noun + possessive suffix. 'Mother' = 'mela' + 'your' = '-nu' gives 'mela-nu' (your mother).
Given: 'ta komi vera sola' = 'he eats hot rice,' 'ta komi vera sola eku tima vera pili' = 'he eats hot rice and drinks hot water.' What is 'and'?
Answer: eku
'Eku' appears between two clauses: 'he eats hot rice' + 'eku' + 'drinks hot water.' It's the conjunction connecting the two actions. 'Vera' = hot (appears in both clauses), 'tima' = drinks, 'pili' = water.
Study: 'iki bola me' = 'two red balls,' 'san bola me' = 'three red balls,' 'iki kara me' = 'two red cars.' What is the word order pattern?
Answer: Number - Noun - Adjective
Position 1 is the number (iki=two, san=three), position 2 is the noun (bola=balls, kara=cars), position 3 is the adjective (me=red). The order is Number-Noun-Adjective.
In an unknown language: 'pelo sira' = 'she sings,' 'pelo sira-na' = 'she doesn't sing,' 'gelo koma' = 'he eats,' 'gelo koma-na' = 'he doesn't eat.' Where is negation marked?
Answer: As a suffix on the verb
Negation is formed by adding '-na' to the verb: 'sira' → 'sira-na,' 'koma' → 'koma-na.' This is a verbal negation suffix, consistently applied regardless of the subject or verb. The subject and base verb remain unchanged.
Given: 'ri keba lo pamo' = 'the child plays in the garden,' 'ri keba lo tuno' = 'the child plays in the school,' 'ri piko lo pamo' = 'the child sleeps in the garden.' What does 'lo' mean?
Answer: in
'Lo' appears in all sentences before the location word (pamo=garden, tuno=school). Since 'ri' stays constant, 'keba/piko' alternate with play/sleep (verbs), and 'pamo/tuno' are locations, 'lo' must be the preposition 'in.'