Re: Introducing Dmēnna

On Sep 15, 2007, at 12:24 AM, Joseph Fatula wrote:

[snip]
> “Intensity”
>     I’m not entirely sure what to call this prefix, as it generally
> “intensifies” or “upgrades” the meaning of a word.  In a
> possessive
> phrase, the possessor is intensified to indicate their role in the
> phrase.  Verbs can take this prefix as well, used when a non-
> participant
> in the conversation is the agent.
Might I suggest that you have the intensity prefix only apply to
*singular* non-participant agents?

[snip]
> VERBS
>     The verb system is rather complex (I usually like to focus my
> efforts on verbs), and I haven’t worked it all out yet, but
> here’s some
> of the important stuff.
>
> “Intensity”
>     In Dmēnna, discourse focuses on the relationships between the two
> participants in the speech act, the speaker and the listener.  It is
> assumed that one of the two participants, or some larger group (which
> may of course include one of the two), is always the agent of any
> verb.
> To make a non-participant the agent, the verb takes the
> “intensity”
> prefix.
See previous suggestion.

>
> Tense/Mood/Aspect
>     There are a number of different verbal inflections, only some of
> which I’ve worked out far enough to post here.  For these examples,
> we’ll use |tēgivänut| “find one’s way” and |kīs| “look
> for
> (something)”.  The inflections are shown in the order: 1sg, 2sg,
> 1pl,
> 2pl, 3pl, and 3sg (which requires promotion of the agent noun).
>
> distant or unavoidable future
>     tēgivänlā
>     tēgivänlūy
>     tēgivänliw
>     tēgivänļzyāgūy
>     tēgivänleď
>     tēgivänļ
The subject of _tēgivänļ_ should be exempt from the intensity
prefix, right?