4.6.1. Prenominal modifiers
An adjective and a numeral can precede a noun in either Numeral-Adjective-Noun order or in Adjective-Numeral-Noun order without any semantic difference.
[two black dog] see3
'I saw two black dogs.'
(adapted from Nuhbalaoğlu & Özsoy 2014: 16)
[black two dog] see3
'I saw two black dogs.'
(adapted from Nuhbalaoğlu & Özsoy 2014: 16)
Both Demonstrative-Adjective-Noun and Demonstrative-Numeral-Noun orders occur.
[ix1 black dog] see3
'I saw the black dog.'
(adapted from Nuhbalaoğlu & Özsoy 2014: 16)
[ix1 two dog] see3
'I saw two dogs.'
(adapted from Nuhbalaoğlu & Özsoy 2014: 16)
Some orders where one modifier precedes the noun while another modifier follows the noun are also possible as exemplified below.
[black dog two] see3
'I saw two black dogs.'
(adapted from Nuhbalaoğlu & Özsoy 2014: 18)
[two dog black] see3
'I saw two black dogs.'
(adapted from Nuhbalaoğlu & Özsoy 2014: 18)
[ix1 child little] take
'I took a little child.'
(adapted from Nuhbalaoğlu & Özsoy 2014: 18)
[ix1 dog two] see3
'I saw the two dogs.'
(adapted from Nuhbalaoğlu & Özsoy 2014: 18)
Two possible orders where two modifiers precede the head noun while a modifier follows the head noun are possible as the following examples show.
[ix1 black dog two] see3
'I saw the two black dogs.'
(adapted from Nuhbalaoğlu & Özsoy 2014: 19)
[ix1 two dog black] see3
'I saw the two black dogs.'
(adapted from Nuhbalaoğlu & Özsoy 2014: 19)
When all modifiers precede the head noun, the order Demonstrative-Numeral-Adjective-Noun is the preferred one. There are also two less preferred orders as shown below:
[ix1 two black dog] see3
'I saw the two black dogs.'
(adapted from Nuhbalaoğlu & Özsoy 2014: 18)
[ix1 black two dog] see3
'I saw the two black dogs.'
(adapted from Nuhbalaoğlu & Özsoy 2014: 18)
[two black ix dog] see3
'I saw the two black dogs.'
(adapted from Nuhbalaoğlu & Özsoy 2014: 18)