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Length
This section is only relevant for BCS.
Lenght is annotated across 8 columns – 4 for the infinitive, 4 for a present tense form. In order to determine lenght each verb is cut into 4 parts. This is shown in the schema below for verb poigravati, poigravamo ‘to play, we play’. If there are more possibilities, all are entered.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | - | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| inf | tv | root | root | - | 1pl.present | TV | root | root |
| ti | a | igrav | po | - | mo | a | igrav | po |
| 1 | - | 1 |
For the purposes of the database we transformed the traditional accent representations to those relevant for us. We underline the prominent vowel.
Any syllable carrying one of the following diacritics is long:
| Diacritic | Example |
|---|
|ˆ |mȃjka is majka 'mother' |
| ´ | rúka is ruka 'hand' |
|ˉ| nàpadām is napadam |
Infinitive
Lenght marked on 2: We entered 1 if the theme is long, e.g., pòčēti poč-ee-ti (if that is your analysis)
Lenght marked on 3: We entered 1 if the final syllable of the root is long (poigrávati poigraav-a-ti)
Lenght marked on 4: enter 1 if a non-final syllable of the stem is long (závisiti zaavis-i-ti)
Present tense
Lenght marked on 2: We entered 1 if the theme is long, e.g., ȉgrāmo igr-aa-mo, závisīmo zaavis-ii-mo, poìgrāvāmo poigraav-aa-mo
Lenght marked on 3: We entered 1 if the final syllable of the stem is long (poìgrāvāmo poigraav-aa-mo).
Lenght marked on 4: We entered 1 if a non-final syllable of the stem is long (závisīmo zaavis-ii-mo).