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part of speech



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.