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Re: Telona grammar, part 1

From:Bob Greenwade <bob.greenwade@...>
Date:Tuesday, February 5, 2002, 23:13
At 01:12 AM 2/3/02 -0800, Jim Grossmann wrote:
>But how can a univocal word meaning "apple" function as anything other >than a noun or an adjective/attributive noun?
My thoughts (though I'm admittedly a bit behind the loop here): Just as one "waters" a planet by giving it water, "apple" in a verb form may refer to giving someone or something an apple.
>Conversely, how can univocal words meaning "in," "because of," or "and" >refer to entities?
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