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A brief introduction to PDP's noun forms
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1. Higher Noun Forms
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2. Lower Noun Forms
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3. Noun Forms
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4. Tense-Aspect-Mood
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Noun Forms in Proto-Drao-ParnNoun forms are a concept in Proto-Drao-Parn (PDP) that work alongside, but separately from, grammatical case. While grammatical case carries and changes the meaning of words, these changes are in their grammatical function; noun form, however, changes the literal meaning of words without necessarily changing grammatical function. The specific forms will be covered in other articles, but this article will briefly describe the purpose of the various noun forms in PDP.
There are three classes of noun forms -- Absolute Forms, Higher Forms, and Lower Forms. Within these classes, we have individual variants of these forms that all differ from one another.
Absolute Class
The Absolute Class contains two noun forms: absolute and regular. The regular form is the "default" form for all nouns; this is simply the meaning of the word with no specified or intended connotation. When speaking, the regular form will be used the most by far -- the other forms are often more commonly used when speaking metaphorically or when trying to convey very specific things, often in literature.
The *absolute* form, also called the *literal* form, is used to describe the literal noun *and nothing else*. Here is an example:
*Андрей* - Regular form of the *Andrei*; simply referring to Andrei
vs.
*Андрейсат* - Absolute form of Andrei; refers to his physical, literal body, but not him as a person
or:
*Ябуак* - Regular form of *city*; a more all-encompassing form referring to the physical place, the people, the culture, and not just the geographical place
vs.
*Ябуаксат* - Absolute form of *city*; refers to the physical place on earth where it is located
Higher Class
The Higher Class of nouns deals with more abstract relationships and connections between nouns and ideas. These would be most commonly used in literature, and not often used in speech because they are highly interpreted.
Lower Class
The Lower Class of nouns deals with larger ideas surrounding the noun, specifically ambiguity, general applicability, and groups. These would be fairly common in speech because they are quite useful.
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