Fwd: Re: Fwd: Adjective order in Gaelic

[Elizabeth J. Pyatt]

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True for normal usage, which is what is under discussion.

	Saying, in english, "she's a black little cat" would put
heavy emphasis on her blackness. I believe Irish would use a copula
construction "Is dubh an chat bheag í."

Cheers

Dan
curtin at NKU.EDU

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>Elizabeth and all -
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>Hello! I've been lurking on this list for a little while, but since
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>The rule in Gaelic - and Irish - is that adjectives denoting size always
>come immediately after the noun, i.e. first in the list.
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>We actually have the "first in the list" rule in English, too - you can't
>talk about a "white big dog" or a "black little cat," it sounds wrong.
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>Le dhùrachd,
>Doug
>Doug Barr" <dbarr at attcanada.ca>
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