A study of the Structure of Telugu Phrases
Adjective Phrase
(ii) A-R Phrases
mi:ru vaccina tarva:ta ‘you (pl.)’ ‘came’ ‘after’ ‘I shall come after you come’
ne:nu ‘I’
mi:ru vacce: mundu ‘you (pl.)’ ‘coming’ ‘before’ ‘You inform me before you come’
vasta:nu ‘will come-I’ na:ku ceppandi ‘me-to’ ‘tell (pl.)’
II Phrase Level Slots Single adjectives or adjective phrases fill the attributive slots in head-modifier noun and adjectie phrases, head slots in the head-modifier and coordinate adjective phrases, and axis slots in the axis-relator adjective phrasess. (i) Attributive Slot Both single adjectives and adjective phrases occur in attributive slot. (a) H-M Noun Phrases tsa:la: tella ‘very’ ‘white’ ‘Very white shirt’
tsokka: ‘shirt’
(b) H-M Adj. Phrases ba:ga: vikasincina puvvula ‘well’ ‘bloomed’ ‘flowers-of’ ‘The smell of well bloomed flowers’
va:sana ‘smell’
(ii) Head Slot (a) H-M Adjective Phrase Only single adjectives fill the head slot of this phrase. ba:ga: utikina ‘well’ ‘washed’ ‘Well washed shirt’
tsokka: ‘shirt’
(b) Coordinate Adjective Phrases Both single adjectives as well as adjective phrases fill the head slots of a coordinate adjective phrase. andamaina cala:kaina ‘beautiful’ ‘active’ ‘Beautiful and active girl’ 203
amma:yi ‘girl’