Depiction of Objects. Objects are depicted by a series of one or more words in a noun phrase. Each word adds a new layer of specificity to the object's depiction. The basic order of depiction is quantity followed by quality followed by the object's prototype, which may comprise a bundle of depictional layers; for example,

States of the object relative to a change may appear between the specification of its quantity and the object itself, the precise placement depending on emphasis. For example,

Alternatively, the state of a previously depicted object may be specified in a following relative clause, which depicts the object changing into the state; for example,