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Mark Andrew de Vos (2005). Chapter 5.
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Example #1:
b. Jan sit die boeke en lees
Jan sit the books and read
`Jan sits reading the books'
Example #2:
c. Jan sit en lees die boeke
Jan sit and read the books
`Jan sits reading the books'
Example #3:
(10) a. Jan maak elke dag potjiekos
Jan make every day potjiekos
`Jan makes potjiekos every day'
Example #4:
b. . . . dat Jan elke dag potjiekos maak
that Jan every day potjiekos make
`. . . that Jan makes potjiekos everyday'
Example #5:
(11) a. Jan eet altyd appels
Jan eet always apples
`Jan always eats apples'
Example #6:
b. Jan wil nie appels eet nie
Jan want not apples eet neg. AG R
`Jan doesn't want to eat apples'
Example #7:
(12) a. Sy kom vandag die boek lees
she come today the book read
`She will read the book today'
Example #8:
b. Sy kom lees vandag die boek
She come read today the book
`She will read the book today'
Example #9:
(13) a. Hy sal die heeldag na die wolke lê en kyk
he will the whole day at the clouds lie and look
`He'll lie looking at the clouds the entire day'
Example #10:
b. Hy lê die heeldag na die wolke lê en kyk
he lie the whole day at the clouds and look
`He lies looki ng at the cl ouds the whole day long' (Robbers 1997:65)
Example #11:
b. Sit en lees sy die boek?
sit and read she the book
book'(Ponelis 1993:326) [ILV+LexV]
Example #12:
c. Kom staan en lees hy die boeke?
come stand and read he the books
`Does he come and read the books?' [DLV+ILV+LexV]
Example #13:
(15) a. *Sy het gelees vandag die boek
She AU X P S T-read today the book
`She read the book today'(Ponelis 1993:326)
Example #14:
(16) a. Sy moet die kinders help
she must the children help
`She must help the children' (Robbers 1997:174)
Example #15:
b. *Sy moet help die kinders
she must help the children
`She must help the children' (Robbers 1997:174)
Example #16:
(17) a. Sy sal die kinders moet help
she will the children must help
`She will have to help the children' (Robbers 1997:174)
Example #17:
(19) Sy sal moet die kinders help
she will must the children help
`She will have to help the children'
Example #18:
(20) Hy sal kan die bal skop
he will can the ball kick
`He will be able to kick the ball'
Example #19:
(21) Hulle sal wil die kinders leer
they will want the children teach
`They will want to teach the children'
Example #20:
(22) Sy sou moes die boek gelees het
she will.P S T must.P S T the book P S T-read AU X.have
`She had to have read the book'
Example #21:
(23) Hulle sou wou die olifante sien
they will.P S T want.P S T the elephants see
`They would have wanted to see the elephants'
Example #22:
(24) a. *Waarom sal moet sy die kinders help?
why will must she the children help
`Why will she have to help the children?'
Example #23:
(30) lê en slaap hulle?
lie and sleep they
`Are they lying asleep?'
Example #24:
(31) Kom slaap hulle?
come sleep they
`Will they come and sleep?'
Example #25:
(32) Gaan lê en slaap hulle?
go lie and sleep they?
`Are they going to lie and sleep?' (Ponelis 1993:327)
Example #26:
(33) *Gaan laat bou hulle die sentrum?
go let build they the centre
`Will they go and get the centre built?' (Ponelis 1993:327)
Example #27:
(34) *Sit en lê en slaap hulle?
sit and lie and sleep they
`Are they lying asleep?'
Example #28:
(37) a. Jan het die koppie hoor val
Jan AU X.have the cup hear fall
`Jan heard the cup fall'
Example #29:
b. Jan hoor die koppie val
Jan hear the cup fall
`Jan hears the cup fall'
Example #30:
(38) a. Jan skryf briewe en lees boeke
Jan write letters and read books
`Jan writes letters and reads books'
Example #31:
(39) a. Jan skop die man [wie hom bekyk]
Jan kick the man who him look-at
`Jan kicks the man who is looking at him'
Example #32:
(40) Wat dink Bush dat Blair sê tW H ?
What think Bush that Blair say t
`What does Bush think that Blair is saying?'
Example #33:
(52) a. Gaan haal hy die kinders?
go get he the children
`Will he fetch the children' (Ponelis 1993:329)
Example #34:
b. Gaan hy die kinders haal?
go he the children get
`Will he fetch the children' (Ponelis 1993:330)