3.8.2. Relation to the locative clause
The word order S V Loc (illustrated in 3.7.2) is attested in both existential and locative cluses. One of the constructions must have a non-specific subject and a presentational meaning (thetic sentence).
| (Egy) | macska | van | a | tető-n. |
| a | cat | is | the | roof-SUP |
’There is a cat on th eroof.’
Source: Hegedűs 2013: 81.
True locatives have a specific (topical) subject and are categorical sentences.
| Egy | macska | a | tető-n | van. |
| a | cat | the | roof-SUP | is |
’A (certain) cat is on the roof.’
Source: Hegedűs 2013: 80.
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