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<p>New page: In the syntax of <a href="/index.php?title=Semitic_languages&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="Semitic languages (page does not exist)">Semitic languages</a>, the term &#039;&#039;&#039;free state&#039;&#039;&#039; is sometimes used for the construction of a possessed noun that is not in a <a href="/index.php?title=Construct_state&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="Construct state (page does not exist)">construct state</a> construction where the pos...</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>In the syntax of [[Semitic languages]], the term &#039;&#039;&#039;free state&#039;&#039;&#039; is sometimes used for the construction of a possessed noun that is not in a [[construct state]] construction where the possessed noun is followed immediately by the possessor (e.g. Siloni 1997:167). The possessed noun is &quot;freer&quot; in the free state in that it can be followed by an adjective, does not have a special inflected form, etc.<br /> <br /> ===Example===<br /> *free state: Hebrew &#039;&#039;ha-hofa&#039;a shel ha saxkan&#039;&#039; [the-appearance of the-actor] &#039;the actor&#039;s appearance&#039;<br /> *construct state: Hebrew &#039;&#039;hofa&#039;at ha-saxkan&#039;&#039; [appearance.CONSTR the-actor] &#039;the actor&#039;s appearance&#039;<br /> (Siloni 1997:166)<br /> <br /> ===Synonym===<br /> *[[status absolutus]]<br /> <br /> ===Reference===<br /> Siloni, Tal. 1997. Event nominals and the construct state. In: Haegeman, Liliane (ed.) &#039;&#039;The new comparative syntax.&#039;&#039; London: Longman, 165-188.<br /> <br /> {{dc}}<br /> [[Category:Syntax]]</div>

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