Modifier

Definition

Modifiers introduce information that modify the word or predicate to which they apply. In Secwepmctsín, modifying words usually precede the head and the reverse order is said to emphasize a particularly distinctive attribute of the head. (Gibson, 1973, p. 72)

Examples

Example in the Halkomelem Context of Adjectival Modifier ‘good’ in a Nominal Predicate (Suttles, 2004, p. 81)

Example in the Secwepmctsín Context of Adjective *kíst* Modifying Noun *sqáxa* (Gibson, 1973, p. 72)

References

Gibson, J. A. (1973). Shuswap grammatical structure. [Doctoral dissertation, The University of Hawaii].

Suttles, W. (2004). Musqueum reference grammar. UBC Press. SFU Student Access.