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===Case governance=== | ===Case governance=== | ||
An important way in which Kiravic produces a full and rich range expression with a very limited number of verbs is through case-governed constructions. | An important way in which Kiravic produces a full and rich range expression with a very limited number of verbs is through case-governed constructions. | ||
===Noun phrases=== | |||
====Infinitive phrases==== | |||
Infinitive phrases are a subset of noun phrases that have a verbal noun as the nucleus and perform a similar function to {{wp|infinitives}} and {{wp|gerunds}} in languages with more synthetic verb morphology. Nominalisation of a verb phrase into an infinitive phrase involves regular transformations of grammar and syntax. | |||
The formula for the infinitive form of a transitive verb phrase is as follows: | |||
[Verb] [Subject - Ergative] [Direct object - Absolutive] ⇒ [Verbal noun] [Direct object - '''Genitive'''] [Subject - '''Prolative'''] | |||
Whereas the word order of transitive verb phrases is fairly free (see above), the word order of corresponding infinitive phrases is fixed. Indirect objects remain in the indirect case and are placed between the genitive direct object and the prolative subject. | |||
If the verb is modified by an adverb, the adverb is converted to its adjectival form when nominalising. | |||
[Adverb] [Verb] [Subject- Ergative] [Object - Absolutive] ⇒ ['''Adjective'''] [Verbal noun] [Object - Genitive] [Subject - Prolative] | |||
The formula for the infinitive form of an intransitive verb phrase is as follows: | |||
[Verb] [Subject - Absolutive] ⇒ [Verbal noun] [Subject - '''Genitive'''] | |||
==Lexicon== | ==Lexicon== | ||