- Descriptive marker
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A descriptive marker is a grammatic feature of certain languages. It is defined linguistically as a free morpheme that indicates the grammatical function marking description.
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Function
The descriptive marker generally signals the beginning of a descriptive (or modifying) phrase.
The marker assumes descriptive characteristics from the modifier, such as:
- Adjectival or Adverbial Differentiation
- Intensity
- Agreement (case, gender, number)
Usage
- The Descriptive Marker is an important feature of the Indo-European language Toytonic. It is also found in other synthetic languages.
- In Toytonic, the descriptive marker is a key component of the descriptive phrase and determines what the phrase will modify and to what intensity.
Descriptive markers in Toytonic
Marker Intensity ʟaг 'least' ʟuг 'less' ʟiг <neutral> ʟeг 'more' ʟoг 'most' See also
Categories:- Linguistic morphology
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