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82. Mantptig" ureueng nyan bak Teungku Jali.
___.* _______ _______________ _
Still person that at title Jali
'That person is still at Teungku Jail's house.'
83. Ji-let j/(Ceaneuk asee nyan.
_—_—_—.*• ___________x
3-chase cat child dog that
'That small dog is chasing a cat.'
84. MahasisVa"aneuk keumuen gopnyan.
College-student child nephew he/sher
'His/her nephew is a college student.'
[iii] . Definition [iii] can be explained as follows. In
sentences of the form NP-NP-VP, the subject is the first NP
if the intonation is the one as drawn in (85), and the
second NP if the intonation is the one as drawn in (86).
85. [ NP Y- [ NP yY" z I VP ]
86. [ NP y - [ NP ] - [ VP ]
In (87), the subject is keubiri nvoe 'this sheep,'
whereas in (88) asee nyan 'that dog' is the subject.