Re: THEORY nouns and cases (was: Verbs derived from noun cases)

A Brown Bear is an animal whose property, among
others, is to be brown. A Brown is not an animal, it
is a property shared, among others, by Brown Bears.
Saying "A Brown" instead of "a Brown Bear" looks very
much like an ellipse, used to avoid repetition, and it
is understandable only in the case you have introduced
the concept of Brown Bear earlier in you speech
(otherwise, it could refer to brown sugar for ex).

Thus I deny the right to any Brown in the world to eat
any linguist, even if a Brown Bear is omnivorous.

--- Gary Shannon <fiziwig@...> wrote:
> --- Philippe Caquant <herodote92@...> wrote:
> <snip>
> > A fox may bite me, but I'm pretty sure no "brown"
> > ever
> > will bite me,
>
> <snip>
>
> Citation from
> http://www.sporting-consultants.com/bears.html
>
> "The Brown Bear is a large, majestic animal,
> weighing
> up to 1500 pounds and measuring up to 9'6" in
> length.
> There are two sub-species of Brown Bear, the Grizzly
> and the Kodiak of Alaska. >>>Browns are
> omnivorous,<<<
> eating a wide variety of grasses, fruits, roots,
> insects, fish, and small animals."
>
> Yes, a brown can bite you!

=====
Philippe Caquant

"High thoughts must have high language." (Aristophanes, Frogs)


	
		
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