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==See also== |
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* [[/Pending tests]] |
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* [[Basque to Spanish]] |
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== On the format of dates == |
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(Braindump) |
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Basque dates have different formats. Mikel has to check a recent thesis at IXA group on the subject. |
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They also depend on whether numbers or letters are used for days and years. |
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=== Genitive possessive form === |
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Jim says: [year]eko [month]aren [day]a(n) seems to be the most |
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common, and he guesses other postpositions are |
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possible. |
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They are! Maiatzaren 10eko |
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Examples: |
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1926ko apirilaren 21a : |
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21 de abril de 1926 |
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and |
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1926ko apirilaren 21an : |
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el 21 de abril de 1926 |
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So: |
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YYYY(e)ko MM(a)ren DD+article[+postpositions] |
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(possible postpositions: -an (inessive), -ko (genitive locative), -ra (adlative), -tik (ablative)) |
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There are also variations on punctuation. For instance, ''2000.eko''. |
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Here is what the standard says: [http://www.euskaltzaindia.net/dok/arauak/Araua_0037.pdf Data nola adierazi], but no mention of other than absolutive and inessive. |
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There is a wikipedia page: http://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Data |
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From the wikipedia page: |
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Azterketak Donostian, 2004ko urtarrilaren 15etik 17ra izango dira. |
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:Is 17 a date or hour here? |
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=== Ergative construction === |
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There is an alternative form to date a document or to use as an "absolute" construction (meaning something like ''The month (having) so many days'' |
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Maiatzak 3, 2011 (uses ergative) |
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=== Old tagset notes === |
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;IZE.LIB: np.loc |
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;ADT: vbsint |
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;ADI: vblex |
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;ADL: use vbsint |
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;AMM.ADIZE: izen |
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;AMM.PART: pp |
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;AMM.PART+ASP.GERO: pfut |
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;AMM.ADOIN: inf(?) |
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;A5: potpr |
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;B1: pii |
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;B2: onpr |
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;B7: poth |
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;B8: potps |
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;GEHI: exc |
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;IOR.IZGGAL: prn.itg.sg |
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;ADB.ALGARR: adv |
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;ERL.MEN.DENB: rel |
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;ERL.MEN.ERLT: rel |
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;ERL.MEN.KONP: rel |
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;ERL.MEN.KAUS: cnjadv |
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Latest revision as of 17:12, 22 September 2011
Contents
See also[edit]
On the format of dates[edit]
(Braindump)
Basque dates have different formats. Mikel has to check a recent thesis at IXA group on the subject.
They also depend on whether numbers or letters are used for days and years.
Genitive possessive form[edit]
Jim says: [year]eko [month]aren [day]a(n) seems to be the most common, and he guesses other postpositions are possible.
They are! Maiatzaren 10eko
Examples:
1926ko apirilaren 21a : 21 de abril de 1926
and
1926ko apirilaren 21an : el 21 de abril de 1926
So:
YYYY(e)ko MM(a)ren DD+article[+postpositions]
(possible postpositions: -an (inessive), -ko (genitive locative), -ra (adlative), -tik (ablative))
There are also variations on punctuation. For instance, 2000.eko.
Here is what the standard says: Data nola adierazi, but no mention of other than absolutive and inessive.
There is a wikipedia page: http://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Data
From the wikipedia page:
Azterketak Donostian, 2004ko urtarrilaren 15etik 17ra izango dira.
- Is 17 a date or hour here?
Ergative construction[edit]
There is an alternative form to date a document or to use as an "absolute" construction (meaning something like The month (having) so many days
Maiatzak 3, 2011 (uses ergative)
Old tagset notes[edit]
- IZE.LIB
- np.loc
- ADT
- vbsint
- ADI
- vblex
- ADL
- use vbsint
- AMM.ADIZE
- izen
- AMM.PART
- pp
- AMM.PART+ASP.GERO
- pfut
- AMM.ADOIN
- inf(?)
- A5
- potpr
- B1
- pii
- B2
- onpr
- B7
- poth
- B8
- potps
- GEHI
- exc
- IOR.IZGGAL
- prn.itg.sg
- ADB.ALGARR
- adv
- ERL.MEN.DENB
- rel
- ERL.MEN.ERLT
- rel
- ERL.MEN.KONP
- rel
- ERL.MEN.KAUS
- cnjadv
