Re: Aluric So Far
From: | Raymond A. Brown <raybrown@...> |
Date: | Wednesday, February 10, 1999, 7:08 |
At 1:21 pm +0800 10/2/99, Douglas Koller wrote:
[snip]
>seems to me to indicate that "en" has a pronounish function in these
>types of expressions. So yes, not pronouns in the strictest sense, and
>yes, they have adverbial functions, but I think "pro-adverbs" or
>"adverbial pro-complements" are too limiting to describe all that these
>words can do.
I agree after reading your mail.
>Equivocally,
Thanks - it's good to be made to think :)
To be honest, I had some misgivings after sending my first email. You've
made some very good points and I started replying but it's getting too
long. I have to leave for work - but will try to finish reply when I get
back at about 10:00 this evening.
Ray.