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Re: Typologic survey, part II

From:John Cowan <jcowan@...>
Date:Wednesday, January 31, 2001, 17:12
taliesin the storyteller wrote:

 > Name of the participating conlang: (same as on part I please :) )

Lojban
Loglan

 > Is the order GN, NG or both?

Lojban: NG is normal, GN is possible.
Loglan: NG

 > How is it shown?

With a  freestanding word separating the G and the N.

 > Does the language have a closed class of adjectives?

No.

 > If there is not a separate open adjective-class, what type of words
 > do the work of adjectives, verbs or nouns?

A single class combines the functions of adj, adv, vb, n.

 > How are they similar,
 > how do they differ from verbs and nouns?

Solely in use.

  Can they take a copula
 > (that is: need/don't need equivalent of "to be")?

Don't need.

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