Descriptive marker

Descriptive marker

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:

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'

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