Re: THEORY: more questions
| From: | Paul Bennett <paul-bennett@...> |
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| Date: | Wednesday, November 26, 2003, 16:44 |
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On Wed, 26 Nov 2003 03:17:08 -0600, Nik Taylor <yonjuuni@...>
wrote:
> That's the way I was taught it in English class, actually.
>
> Subj verb IO DO
> He gave me the book
>
> Subj verb DO Prep Obj of Preposition
> He gave the book to me
>
> However, I always thought it seemed odd to distinguish those two
> myself. :-)
Yes. Me, too. I don't approve of syntax. Give me a language with straight-
up semantics only, and I'll be your pal for life.
My own conlangs are an attempt at something like that idea, but I'm nowhere
near fooling myself into beleiving it's true.
Paul
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