Re: THEORY: questions
| From: | David Peterson <digitalscream@...> |
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| Date: | Monday, October 22, 2001, 9:17 |
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In a message dated 10/22/01 1:16:04 AM, zsau@YAHOO.COM.AU writes:
<< >1.) Definite/indefinite opposition (possibly via zero marking of one)
How to languages without the applicable articles make the distinction? >>
Demonstratives, would be my guess. And, like the plural, I'd think it
would be only in emphatic situations, e.g., "No, you idiot, on want THIS
book, not just any old book!" where "this book" would probably be treated as
"the book in question".
-David