Re: THEORY: Question: Bound Morphemes

Dans un courrier dat=E9 du 02/07/99 21:42:18  , Kristian a =E9crit :

> I have heard of languages, like the Polynesian languages, where=20
>  authorities cannot agree what constitutes a word because boundaries=20
>  tend to be fluid. I fear that this may be the case with Boreanesian.
in japanese or tahitian and maybe moreanesian (?) there are a lot of=20
"sentences" that are lexies, they are used where we other languages would us=
e=20
a "word". for instance "to stick the hand in" may mean "to engage in the=20
activity of ". it's not an integrated lexia like "hand-stick" because even a=
s=20
a subclause or subordinated compound that clause still keeps all features of=20
"independent" noun or verb such as "case" (hand-ACC stick) or voice (the han=
d=20
is stuck 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 these as=20
adjectives or compound and have another more integrated form (the project=20
takes time > long project). i think that most of the actors of such clauses=20
are absolute attributes (one's own...). so i wonder if an=20
equative-attributive ("trigger") language like boreanesian wouldn't feature=20
this too.

mathias