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Abbreviation

N : Noun
Pro : Pronoun
Adj : Adjective
V : Verb
Adv : Adverb
Conj : Conjunction
Prep : Preposition
Subj : Subject
D-Obj : Direct Object
In-Obj : Indirect Object
Compl : Complement
S-Compl : Subject Complement
Obj-Compl : Object Complement
Inf : Infinitive
Acir : Circumstantial Adjunct
Acon : Conjunctive Adjunct
Amod : Model Adjunct
S : Sentence
NP : Noun Phrase
VP : Verb Phrase
PP : Prepositional Phrase
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Det : Determiner
Aux : Auxiliary
CS : Complex Sentence
IC : Independent Clause
DC : Dependent Clause
CC : Coordinating Conjunction
PM : Particle Maker
Fut : Future
Neg : Negative
Dep : Departure
Dep-PPM : Departure Postpositional
Maker
Arri : Arrival
Arri-PPM : Arrival Postpositional Maker
Rec : Receiver
Rec-PPM : Receiver Postpositional
Maker
Tow : Toward
Tow-PPM : Toward Postpositional Maker
Pla : Place
Pla-PPM : Place Postpositional Maker
Rel-Pro : Relative Pronoun
C-PM : Clause Particle Maker
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C-PPM : Clause Postpositional Maker

Adv-PPM : Adverb Postpositional Maker
V-PM : Verb Particle Maker
PPM : Postpositional Maker
S-PPM : Subject Postpositional Maker
Obj-PPM : Object Postpositional Maker
Obj-Compl- : Object Complement
PPM Postpositional Maker
N-DC : Noun Dependent Clause
Adj-DC : Adjective Dependent Clause
Adv-DC : Adverb Dependent Clause
 : High tone
 : Low tone
 : Middle tone

: Stop tone

: Phonemic Transcription
 : Comma
 : Full stop