Phonetics
Why are phonetics important to know?
To help with pronunciation
Why is syntax important to know?
Without it, there would be no structure to our sentences, and it would be really hard to figure out what a person is talking about.
What is a morpheme?
A small chuck of a language that adds meaning to a word, but doesn’t make any sense on it’s own.
What does a verb subject morpheme mean?
The part of the word that tells us who is doing the action
Why should we get familiar with the slot and filler chart?
This helps us to understand the order in which morphemes are put together in a verb
What are the morphemes meaning “it’s mine, yours & that one’s? Give an example using these morphemes:
Ä́mą, Nmą, umą
What sound is made from an alveolar placement?
t, d, n
What is the subject in this sentence? Ä́jüa sambay tthän ätsi.
What is an example of a prefix?
the ghà in ghàkekel
the u in ukayts’eda
Where does a verb subject morpheme go in a verb?
they can be found in slots 13, 8, and 3
Give an example of a word using the -2 (Polar question) morpheme.
What are the morphemes meaning ours, thiers (2) and theirs (3)?Give an example using these morphemes:
Dá, ku, kwä
dáyinzhì, kuyinzhì, kwäyinzhì
What sound is made from a post-alveolar placement?
Ch, Sh
What the object in this sentence? Ägay kanday tthän ätthü.
Kanday tthän
What is an example of an affix?
Any verb subject morpheme, most morphemes, a verb root
Why are verb subject morphemes important to know?
To be able to conjugate a verb in different ways - to know how to change a verb.
Give an example of a word that uses the -1 slot (progressive and state)?
What are the morphemes meaning area-space-time & That ones own? Give an example using these morphemes:
kwä̀, de
kwä̀mǟn, demą
What sound is made from a bilabial placement?
P, b, m
What are the nouns in this sentence? tlį ukų̀ ts’ä̀n ätl’el.
Tlį, ukų̀
What are 5 examples of morphemes and their meanings?
nłä - together, in half
a - polar question
l - progressive and state
d - future
u - optative future
& many many more
What are the morphemes for 1st, & 2nd, person singular?
What slot does the distibutive belong to?
The 13th slot
What is an inalienable noun?
A noun that has to have possession
What sounds are nasal sounds?
N, m, mb, nd any nasal vowel
What are the adjectives in this sentence?
Äghajèl dek’wän mǟn jänntl’ųr mày ändal.
Dek’wän, Jänntl’ųr
Are there morphemes that do not work together?
Yes
What are the morphemes for 3rd & 4th person singular?
Where can the adverbial slot be found?
The 14th slot
What is an alienable noun?
A noun that can have possession, or not
What is a plosive?
A sound that is made by pushing air through a previously closed spot in the mouth. P, B, K, G
What is the post-position in this sentence? Äghajèl kets’edän kų̀ t’àt äda.
t’àt
What morpheme tells us that someone WILL do something?
D
Díkel - I will drive
What are the morphemes for 1st, and 2nd, person dual?
What does the mode slot do?
Indicates an optative future
What are some examples of inalienable nouns?
What is an affricate?
A sound that starts with a previously closed part of the mouth, that then allowed restricted airflow through.
CH, TS
What makes a post-position different than a preposition?
It’s position in a sentence!
Preposition - comes before the noun in which the action takes place
post-position - comes after the noun in which the action is taking place
What morpheme tells us that one will do something in a CIRCLE?
Sha
What is the morpheme for 3rd person dual?
ke
Give an example using the deictic subject slot
ketsay, ts’edämbä̀t, ts’etthü, ketl’el
What are some examples of alienable nouns?
Gudàn mäzhän, tlį, kų̀, mǟn, sha, azhįzha, däk’àn, äghajèl and many more
What is a fricative?
A sound created by using restricted airflow.
S, V, F, TH
What is the word order in Dän K’e?
Subject, Object, Verb
What morpheme will tell us we are going to do something AGAIN?
nà
What is the morpheme for 1st person plural?
Ghàī
Give some examples of verb roots
ke, tsay, kèt, tthü, da, dą and MANY more
What morpheme does not work with inalienable nouns?
kwä̀
What sound is made from a dental placement?
TH
Is this sentence correct? (The tall man went to the small tree)
Shäw däk’àn ts’u dutsèla ts’ä̀n däya.
No! the correct order is:
Däk’àn shäw ts’u dutsèla ts’ä̀n däya.
What morphemes make up the most bare minimum version of a word?
Verb subject morpheme
verb root
What is the morpheme for 2nd person plural?
Ghàá
Give an example of a word that uses the “K’àn” morpheme.
K’ànída, K’àníke
What morpheme would be used for this phrase: “our house”
dákų̀
What placements are found in the word Jedíkel?
J - alveolar, d - alveolar, k - velar, l - alveolar
Is this sentence correct? (The short girl walks to the crooked stick.)
Äghajèl dek’wän deshän dewät ts’ä̀n ändal.
Yes! this is correct
What morpheme indicates that the person is doing something in a straight fashion?
l
What is the morpheme for 3rd person plural?
Ghàke
What happens when the mode and subject slot combine?
The u overtakes the subject, except for tones
What morpheme would be used for this phrase: “That one’s own dog"
Dedlį