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This page outlines the commonly used and heard discourse particles in Mi'gmaq. | This page outlines the commonly used and heard discourse particles in Mi'gmaq. A discourse particle is " is a lexeme or particle which has no direct semantic meaning in the context of a sentence, having rather a pragmatic function: it serves to indicate the speaker's attitude, or to structure their interactions with other participants in a conversation"<ref>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Discourse_particle</ref>. | ||
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\trans I am Piel | \trans I am Piel | ||
</gl> | </gl> | ||
<gl> | |||
\gll ula na nmis | |||
this na my.sister | |||
\trans This is my (older) sister. | |||
</gl> | |||
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Latest revision as of 16:40, 5 February 2014
This page outlines the commonly used and heard discourse particles in Mi'gmaq. A discourse particle is " is a lexeme or particle which has no direct semantic meaning in the context of a sentence, having rather a pragmatic function: it serves to indicate the speaker's attitude, or to structure their interactions with other participants in a conversation"[1].
na
The discourse particle na is often heard and used. It is very useful. In various instances, it can be translated as a copular verb.
ula na ji'nm this na man
'This is a man.'
ni'n na Piel 1 na Piel
'I am Piel'
ula na nmis this na my.sister
'This is my (older) sister.'