Re: Lisanek
| From: | wayne chevrier <wachevrier@...> |
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| Date: | Wednesday, October 24, 2001, 16:29 |
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Nik Taylor nevesht:
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>wayne chevrier wrote:
> > Ergative isn't unmarked, that's absolutive. and pronouns _precede_
> > prepositions, nouns follow (inspired by German e.g. herauf)
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>Interesting. Do *all* prepositions preceded *all* prepositions?
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Yes, all pronouns precede all prepositions, and nouns follow prepositions.
ni a: 1.erg to: to me (or to us-exclusive) pronouns don't mark number
a Kanada: to Canada (also vocative O Canada).
-Wayne Chevrier
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