Re: Genitive Relationships again
| From: | Nik Taylor <fortytwo@...> |
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| Date: | Monday, March 15, 1999, 2:55 |
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Sally Caves wrote:
> What if it was taken to the nth degree, and EVERY
> noun that described something capable of being possessed
> had a different word for it: My book, but your scroll, his
> tome.
It seems sorta reasonable that every COMMON noun might have that kind of
variation. I've never heard of such a lang, but it seems plausible to
me. It would be quite interesting.
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