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hello,
i thought about naming the parts of speech. ram, you named them this way:
-a = verb
-e = verb modifier (i.e. case tags or adverbs that modify
verbs)
-i = noun
-o = noun modifier (i.e. adjective)
-ay = previous-word modifier (see below; e.g. adverbs that
modify adjectives)
-u = open adjective
-aw = open noun
-aye = open previous-word modifier
there are these things to manage:
-verb, noun, adjective, adverb, last-word modifier
-modifier or not
-open or not
nouns are verb arguments and a verb is the core of the sentence. a
noun modifier is an "adjective" and a verb modifier is an "adverb".
in order to modify a noun modifier or a verb modifier, we need a
"previous-word modifier", which cannot be, though, a noun modifier or
a verb modifier, i presume. thus, a "previous-word mofifier" is
nothing different than a "modifier modifier". fascinating, isn't it?
when i understood this, i saw much clearer.
i find the name "previous-word modifier" misleading, then, because also adjectives and adverbs are previous-word modifiers. i would say "modifier modifier" instead. further, i would use "noun modifier" and "adjective" contemporary. i'd prefer "noun modifier". the parts of speech would be then
-sentence, verb, noun, verb modifier, noun modifier, modifier modifier closed sentence: ./!/? ;) open noun: -aw closed noun: -i open verb: -a closed verb: -a open noun modifier: -u closed noun modifier: -o open verb modifier: -e closed verb modifier: -e open modifier modifier: -aye closed modifier modifier: -ay what is an open sentence? :) p.s.: i like renaming things very much. stephan, sts.