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Re: 'and' clitic in Latin (-que) and Kalaallisut (-lu)

From:Ian Spackman <ianspackman@...>
Date:Wednesday, April 14, 2004, 22:03
> >I believe that only single words or phrases, not whole clauses, can be >coordinated with -que. In the case of a phrase, it is appended to the >first word of the second conjunct, unless that word is a preposition, >in which case the -que is displaced to the following word.
I'm quite sure whole clauses can be joined with -que. Certainly in the Vulgate: many verses begin "Dixitque Jesus". Ian

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Ray Brown <ray.brown@...>