4.1.1.1. The position of the article

The indefinite article, one, occurs in the prenominal position.

 

 

              ıx(:)1                                         [one                                 research]                               share                                    want

'I want to share a research with you.'

 

The locus assigning index, ıx(loc), occurs in postnominal position.

 

[poss(d)1 frienda ıx(loc)a] ear ache

‘My friend has an earache.’

    (adapted from Nuhbaloğlu and Özsoy 2014: 9)

 

 

The definite article, ıx(def) , can occur pre- or post-nominally.

 

  

 

          ıx(def) bee hive

'The bee hive'

 

 

            sea                           reed                   [man                 ix(def)]                        hold_rifle wait

'The man is holding a rifle and waiting in the reeds by the lake.'