G3.4 Discourse particles -��/��, -�� and -��

Particles -��/�� vs. -�� vs. -��

-��/��: Difference, Turning to another item
-��: Parallel, sameness
-��: Exclusiveness

Particles -��/�� and -�� are used to compare items; -�� when the two items compared are different,

and -�� when the two are parallel.

Note that the particles are attached to the items compared, not to the compared information.

The particle -�� is a marker of exclusivity, indicating that only that item applies to the given description.

Examples

(1) ��: ��پ�, �� ־��?
     ��: �ƴϿ�, ��.
     ��: �� ־��?
     ��: �� . �� ־��.
(2)��: ��پ�, �� 𿹿�?
    ��: ��ī��. ��ī�� ƹ��, ��Ӵϰ� �輼��.
    ��: �� ī�� 輼��?
    ��: �ƴϿ�, �� 濡 �־��.
             ��ī�� θ�� 輼��.

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