Re: Phaleran Imperatives and Politeness markers
| From: | Jesse Bangs <jaspax@...> |
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| Date: | Monday, August 27, 2001, 16:58 |
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I've always been terrified of complicated politeness systems . . .
> Addressee
> A
> d 1 2 3 4 5 6
> d 1 - - - - -
> -
> r 2 -ya - - - - -
> e 3 -eilu -tañke - - - -
> s 4 -arsâ -c|a -c|hu - - -
> s 5 -hailo -xoru -ssa -ena - -
> e 6 -krû -wenas -aña -erhu -elpha -
> r
I'm immediately struck that none of these are the same! That is
certainly a lot to remember, although I suppose any one person would only
have to know one line of the chart. Still, I would expect that some of
these would repeat. What are the etymologies of the clitics?
Jesse S. Bangs Pelíran
jaspax @juno.com
"There is enough light for those that desire only to see, and enough
darkness for those of a contrary disposition." --Blaise Pascal
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