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Intensifier words in Sindhi (a similar phenomenon happens in Urdu and maybe others) #1076

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AngledLuffa opened this issue Dec 31, 2024 · 2 comments

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@AngledLuffa
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There's a category of word which Prof. Rahman, @muteeurahman, has referred to as an intensifier. In this case, using the word puts emphasis on the preceding word. Here are a few examples:

ھو=بہ ڪتاب پڙھي ثو.
he=too book read be(present).
He (too) reads a book.
(emphasizing on he)
ھو ڪتاب=بہ پڙھي ثو.
he book=too/also read be(present).
He reads a book (too/also).
(emphasizing on book).
ھو ڪتاب پڙھي=بہ ثو.
he book read=too be(present).
he (also) reads (too) a book.
(emphasizing on reads).

Here are some similar situations from the Urdu treebank:

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Currently, as in the Urdu treebank, we have been labeling the word itself PART and giving it a dep relation to the previous word. I am wondering, is there a more specific dependency type which reflects this word relationship?

@dan-zeman
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I would probably go for advmod:emph.

@muteeurahman
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advmod:emph seems nearest match

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