Re: THEORY: Question: Bound Morphemes

mathias wrote:
>in japanese or tahitian and maybe moreanesian (?) there are a lot=20
>of "sentences" that are lexies, they are used where we other=20
>languages would use a "word". for instance "to stick the hand in"=20
>may mean "to engage in the activity of ". it's not an integrated=20
>lexia like "hand-stick" because even as a subclause or subordinated=20
>compound that clause still keeps all features of "independent" noun=20
>or verb such as "case" (hand-ACC stick) or voice (the hand is stuck=20
>in). ok, i know all languages have thousands of such lexia (to take=20
>time, to run a business, etc. but most languages i know don't use=20
>these as adjectives or compound and have another more integrated=20
>form (the project takes time > long project). i think that most of=20
>the actors of such clauses are absolute attributes (one's own...).=20
>so i wonder if an equative-attributive ("trigger") language like=20
>boreanesian wouldn't feature this too.
Of course Boreanesian is still in the developmental stages, but I=20
think there is already a tendency for this. As it is now, for=20
instance, I don't have adjectives but some attributes are expressed=20
through the genitive; 'bird of greatness' for 'great bird'. Others=20
are expressed through an oblique case, something like: 'anger is at=20
the man' for 'angry man' or 'man with anger'.

-kristian- 8)