Re: Pronoun system (was Re: Old Norse)

Hi, all,

This system is good as far as it goes, but . I+you+he= we,inclusive #2 could
refer to more than three people only idiomatically.  Is this what you want?

Jim




----- Original Message -----
From: "Oskar Gudlaugsson" <hr_oskar@...>
To: <CONLANG@...>
Sent: Monday, June 19, 2000 10:11 AM
Subject: Pronoun system (was Re: Old Norse)


> >I constructed a numberless pronoun system and received the following
> >forms
> >1. I
> >2. you
> >3. he
> >4. I+you = we, inclusive #1
> >5. I+he = we, exclusive
> >6. you+he = you, pl
> >7. I+you+he= we,inclusive #2
> >Does any language distinguish between numbers 4 and 7, and if so what do
> >they call it?
>
> Cool. I came up with this once too, with some added elaborations (e.g.
> "I+two" and "I+plural" would be 1.p. dual and plural). Does it exist in a
> natlang, and if not, why not? Is there something inherently unnatural
about
> it?
>
> Oskar
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