Negation - Revision history

Carol: /* Future Tense */

2014-08-19T13:36:07Z

Future Tense

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	== Future Tense ==		== Future Tense ==
	Affirmative ~~tense for eat~~:		Affirmative:

	{\| class="wikitable"		{\| class="wikitable"
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	\|}		\|}

	~~Future negated below~~:		Negated:

	{\| class="wikitable"		{\| class="wikitable"

Carol: /* Future Tense */

2014-08-19T13:35:45Z

Future Tense

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	NOTE: In the future the ''mu'' changes to ''ma' '' !! Like ''mu'', ''ma'' must always come before the verb conjugated in the negative future.		NOTE: In the future the ''mu'' changes to ''ma' '' !! Like ''mu'', ''ma'' must always come before the verb conjugated in the negative future.
	~~The correspondent was not able to produce a dual form in the future.~~

	~~Now here is a paradigm~~ of the negated endings in the future.		Paradigm of the negated endings in the future.

	{\| class="wikitable"		{\| class="wikitable"

Carol: /* Future Tense */

2014-08-19T13:35:16Z

Future Tense

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	== Future Tense ==		== Future Tense ==
	~~First let us compare the affirmative~~ tense for eat:		Affirmative tense for eat:

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	\|}		\|}

			Future negated below:

	~~We compare the future affirmative with the~~ negated below:

	{\| class="wikitable"		{\| class="wikitable"

Carol: /* Future Tense */

2014-08-19T13:34:50Z

Future Tense

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	\| mijjultitaq		\| mijjultitaq
	\|}		\|}
	~~I was not able to elicit dual forms.~~

Carol: /* Past Tense */

2014-08-11T18:41:51Z

Past Tense

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	\| 3 Third person (animate)		\| 3 Third person (animate)
	\| mijjip		\| mijjip
	\| ~~mijjipni'g~~		\| mijjipnig
	\| ~~mijjultipni'g~~		\| mijjultipnig
	\|}		\|}

Carol: /* Scope of Negation */

2014-08-08T13:52:29Z

Scope of Negation

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	</gl>		</gl>

			*CHECK MORE

	We would also expect phrases with adverb-like particles translatable as "it is possible" or "it is true" or "it is obvious" would also vary regarding negation.		We would also expect phrases with adverb-like particles translatable as "it is possible" or "it is true" or "it is obvious" would also vary regarding negation.

Carol: /* When negation is used */

2014-08-08T12:18:07Z

When negation is used

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	<gl>		<gl>
	\gll mu goqwei ~~eign~~-u-g		\gll mu goqwei etn-u-g
	no thing be-NEG-3		no thing be-NEG-3
	\trans there is nothing there		\trans there is nothing there

Carol: /* Scope of Negation */

2014-08-07T19:20:07Z

Scope of Negation

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	</gl>		</gl>

	~~<gl>~~
	~~\gll mu 'gjitm Mali amal-gag-u-p *TO CHECK~~
	~~NEG possible Mali dance-PST.NEG.SG~~
	~~\trans it is not true that Mali danced~~
	~~</gl>~~

	We would also expect phrases with adverb-like particles translatable as "it is possible" or "it is true" or "it is obvious" would also vary regarding negation.		We would also expect phrases with adverb-like particles translatable as "it is possible" or "it is true" or "it is obvious" would also vary regarding negation.

Carol: /* Scope of Negation */

2014-08-07T19:17:19Z

Scope of Negation

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	<gl>		<gl>
	\gll *mu 'gjitm Mali amal-gag-u-p		\gll mu 'gjitm Mali amal-gag-u-p *TO CHECK
	NEG possible Mali dance-PST.NEG.SG		NEG possible Mali dance-PST.NEG.SG
	\trans it is not true that Mali danced		\trans it is not true that Mali danced

Carol: /* Word Order */

2014-08-07T19:16:18Z

Word Order

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	<gl>		<gl>
	\gll lpa'tuj mu eimug-u-p		\gll 'lpa'tuj mu eimug-u-p
	boy NEG be.there.PST-NEG-SG		boy NEG be.there.PST-NEG-SG
	\trans the boy was not there		\trans the boy was not there
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	Acceptable word orders:		Acceptable word orders:
	*mu eimugup lpa'tuj		*mu eimugup 'lpa'tuj
	*mu lpa'tuj eimugup		*mu 'lpa'tuj eimugup

	Unacceptable word orders:		Unacceptable word orders:
	* *eimugup lpa'tuj mu		* *eimugup 'lpa'tuj mu
	* *eimugup mu lpa'tuj		* *eimugup mu 'lpa'tuj
	* *lpa'tuj eimugup mu		* *'lpa'tuj eimugup mu


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	<gl>		<gl>
	\gll ula na lpa'tuj ta'n ~~egitgup wigatign~~		\gll ula na 'lpa'tuj ta'n egitg'p wi'gatign
	this DEM boy that read.PST book		this DEM boy that read.PST book
	\trans this is the boy that read the book		\trans this is the boy that read the book
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	<gl>		<gl>
	\gll ula na mu lpa'tuj ta'n ~~egitgup wigatign~~		\gll ula na mu 'lpa'tuj ta'n egitg'p wi'gatign
	this DEM NEG boy that read.PST book		this DEM NEG boy that read.PST book
	\trans this is not the boy that read the book		\trans this is not the boy that read the book
	</gl>		</gl>

	The following word orders for negation in the first clause are impossible:		The following word orders for negation in the first clause are impossible: *TO CHECK
	* *ula na lpa'tuj mu...		* *ula na 'lpa'tuj mu...
	* *ula mu na lpa'tuj...		* *ula mu na 'lpa'tuj...
	* *mu ula na lpa'tuj...		* *mu ula na 'lpa'tuj...

	If we want to negate the second clause, as to say "This is the boy that did '''not''' read the book", the word order may be varied, as long as negation comes before the verb (as discussed previously).		If we want to negate the second clause, as to say "This is the boy that did '''not''' read the book", the word order may be varied, as long as negation comes before the verb (as discussed previously).
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	<gl>		<gl>
	\gll ~~egjitm~~ Mali mu amal-gag-u-p		\gll 'gjitm Mali mu amal-gag-u-p
	possible Mali NEG dance-PST-NEG-SG		possible Mali NEG dance-PST-NEG-SG
	\trans it is true that Mali did not dance		\trans it is true that Mali did not dance
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	<gl>		<gl>
	\gll mu ~~egjitm~~ Mali amal-gag-u-p		\gll *mu 'gjitm Mali amal-gag-u-p
	NEG possible Mali dance-PST.NEG.SG		NEG possible Mali dance-PST.NEG.SG
	\trans it is not true that Mali danced		\trans it is not true that Mali danced