Re: Case question

Quoting "Mark J. Reed" <markjreed@...>:

> On Wed, Nov 26, 2003 at 04:20:52PM +0100, Andreas Johansson wrote:
> > That would be a tripartite system ...
>
> So . . . is an I-E tripartite language at all believable, or is
> it beyond the pale?
I'm no IEist, but if some IE langs could develop Monster Raving Loony systems,
and others turn split-ergative, I figure one turning tripartite isn't out of
the question either.

Now, let's see what you do with neuters, which are clairvoyant in the
classical IE scheme ...

("Clairvoyant" = jocular term for languages that doesn't distinguish S, A and
P except by context and semantics; can't recall what the more serious term is.
Perhaps there isn't one - there does not seem to be one for Monster Raving
Loony languages.)

                                                            Andreas

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