Re: Verb order in Montreiano
| From: | Marcus Smith <smithma@...> |
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| Date: | Tuesday, April 3, 2001, 2:38 |
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At 4/2/01 04:16 PM -0400, you wrote:
>In a message dated 4/2/01 12:00:07 PM, jaspax@U.WASHINGTON.EDU writes:
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><< (is this nom/acc
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>or erg/abs or agt/pat?) >>
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> What's the last pair?
agt/pat are often used for active/stative. They are common terms, but
incrediblly misleading.
Marcus Smith
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