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A Generative Grammar of the Number Names in Philippine Languages

A Generative Grammar of the Number Names in Philippine Languages 7. 1

The Phrase Structure Rules

[1]

NP  B (LP(MP))

[2] [3] [4] [5] [6]

MP  LP  CP  XP  B 

[7] [8] [9]

X C M

M (B(LP)) CP, XP C(B(XP)) X(B) {1},…{9} (TAG.,isa, dalawa, tatlo, apat, lima, anim, pito, walo, siyam {ten} (TAG.,pu?) {hundred} (TAG., daan) {thousand} (TAG., libo)

A Generative Grammar of the Number Names in Philippine Languages 7.2 7.2.1

The transformational Rules [10a] B(X,C) + X,C,M  B(X,C) + {na} + X,C,M [10b] X,C,M + B  X,C,M° + {at} + B

7.2.2

7.2.3 7.2.4

[11a] {1} + {na} + {X}  Abak amatung Sama watung [11b] {1} + {na} + X  X [11c] {1} + {na} + X  a-, ma-, na- + X [12] B + {na} + X + {at} + B  Z + B [13] {2-9} + {na} + X  ka- + {2-9} + -an

A Generative Grammar of the Number Names in Philippine Languages 7.3

Tag. Morphophonemic Rules

7.3.1 Loss of Stress on Word-Final Syllable [14] …V (C)  …V(C)/ ___na V = vowel, / = in the environment, / =stress This rule is obligatory.Example (1) isa + na + pu?  isa + na + pu? (2) dalawa + na + daan  dalawa + na + daan (3) pu? + na + libo  pu? + na + libo (4) daan + na + libo  daan + na + libo

A Generative Grammar of the Number Names in Philippine Languages 7.3.2 [15] (a)

(a) Loss of Word-Final -?, -n …V,V?,n …V,V/___ na,at

(b) Change of na, at to –ng,-t [15] (b)

na,at  -ng, -t/…V,V___

(c) Change of –ng to –m[15] (c)

-ng  -m- / ___pu?

(d) Change of –ng to –n[15] (d)

-ng  -n- /___daan,libo

A Generative Grammar of the Number Names in Philippine Languages • All the rules under [15] are optional, except [15] (b) which is obligator to the output of [15] (a), but optional in other cases. Example: (1) dalawa + na + pu? + at + isa  dalawa + na

+ pu + at + isa (by Rule [15] (a))  dalawa + -ng + pu + at + isa (by Rule [15] (b))  dalawa + -ng + pu + -t + isa (by Rule [15] (b))  dalawa + -m + pu + -t + isa (by Rule [15] (c)) == dalawamput isa “21”

A Generative Grammar of the Number Names in Philippine Languages 7.3.3 [16]

Change of isa to saisa  sa-/ ___-m-, -n-

This Rule is obligatory. Example: (1)

isa + na + pu?  isa + na + pu? (by Rule [14])  isa + -ng + pu? (by Rule [15] (b))  isa + -m- + pu?(by Rule [15] (c))  sa- + -m- + pu?( by Rule [16])  sampu? “ 10”