Introduction
The canonical Ancestral noun phrase consists of the following three elements in this specific order:
- Role
- Qualifier
- Noun
Roles
- Indirect Subject /i/
- Direct Subject /e/
- Verb /a/
- Direct Object /o/
- Indirect Object /u/
Qualifiers
- Relationship
- Location
- Number
- Size
- Shape
- Texture
- Motion
- Sound
- Color
- Scent
Nouns
- Prenoun
- Noun
- Dependent Clause
Roles | Indirect Subject
The indirect subject marks the noun phrase indirectly responsible for the action or condition expressed:
- Causative (“She caused him to fall.”)
- Optative (“She wished he would fall.”)
Qualifiers | Relationship
A relationship qualifier evokes the relationship of the head noun to another noun.
Qualifiers | Location
A location qualifier evokes the location of the head noun in comparison to the known location of another noun:
Qualifiers | Number
A number qualifier evokes the number of the head noun in comparison with the natural number of another noun:
Qualifiers | Color
A color qualifier evokes the color of the head noun in comparison to the natural color of another noun:
Qualifiers | Scent
A scent qualifier evokes the scent of the head noun in comparison to the natural scent of another noun:
Qualifiers | Texture
A texture qualifier evokes the texture of the head noun in comparison to the natural texture of another noun:
Qualifiers | Size
A size qualifier evokes the size of the head noun in comparison to the natural size of another noun:
Qualifiers | Sound
A sound qualifier evokes the sound of the head noun in comparison to the natural sound of another noun:
Qualifiers | Taste
A taste qualifier evokes the taste of the head noun in comparison to the natural taste of another noun:
Qualifiers | Temperature
A temperature qualifier evokes the taste of the head noun in comparison to the natural temperature of another noun:
Prenouns | Gender
A gender prenoun expresses the sex of the head noun:
Prenouns | Degree
A degree prenoun expresses the polarity of the head noun:
Prenouns | Actor-Actee
A degree prenoun expresses the polarity of the head noun:
Prenouns | Compound
Nouns
Dependent Clauses | Apposition
