Re: Case
| From: | Nik Taylor <fortytwo@...> |
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| Date: | Thursday, July 15, 1999, 4:47 |
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Patrick Dunn wrote:
> English has three by my count. The accusative usually isn't marked,
> except for pronouns. So we have nom (I), genitive (my, or bob's), and
> accusative (me).
Okay, EXCEPTING 1st and 3rd person animate pronouns, only two cases.
NOUNS have only two cases, and there's no reason why pronouns couldn't
do the same - 2nd person and 3rd person neuter already do.
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