Noimi Notes: Lexical Requirements
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Notes On A New Language Project "Noimi"
ZLexi.TXT qiihoskeh 2005.May.22 file started Lexicon (English to Z) 2005.May.27 current This is also similar to Noimi, but has ditransitive verboids. This chapter lists English glosses which are to be basic words in Z, arranged by Argument Structure. Possibly change argument structure notation to G1 [ [ x G3 ] x G2 ]. Ditransitives ------------- (R1:S/I, R3:A, R2:A) give take tell Transitives ----------- Locationals (R1:S ?/I, R2:I/A) --- R2 in terms of R1 --- at, near [away from] on top of (touching) [on the bottom of] below [above] Attitudinals (R1:S ?/I/A, R2:A) Perceptuals (R1:S ?/I/A, R2:A) see hear smell taste touch Other Evidentials (R1:S ?/I/A, R2:A) Kinship Terms (R1:A, R2:A) --- R1 in terms of R2 --- mother father Other Relationships (R1:A, R2:A) Body Parts (R1:I, R2:A) hand foot Other Part/Whole Relations (R1:I/A, R2:same ?) Actionals (R1:S ?/I/A, R2:A) Intransitives ------------- Activities (R1:I ?/A) run Qualities, Associated with Perceptual (R1:S ?/I/A) See (colors) bright [dark] Hear loud [quiet] Smell Taste sweet sour bitter salty Touch hot [cold] rough [smooth] ?? Qualities, other (R1:S ?/I/A) large [small] in volume large [small] in area long [short] high [low ?] States (R1:S ?/I/A) Animate Entities (R1:A) Inanimate Entities (R1:I)