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Re: Strange voices

From:Daniel Andreasson Vpc-Work <daniel.andreasson@...>
Date:Wednesday, April 23, 2003, 8:35
Pablo Flores wrote:

> Daniel: > > ... is "bite" transformed into an adjective of some kind? Like > > "be the one who bites", and then it's a stative verb, and thus > > takes a P subject?
> That's it! That's definitely it. That's what I was trying to > convey -- the subject suddenly becomes something whose state > is described by the verb (i. e. a Patient), and the verb can > therefore be reinterpreted as a stative expression. Thanks a lot!
You're welcome. :) I'll have to see if I can incorporate something similar into Piata. Piata doesn't distinguish active/stative with A and P, but control/non-control. I wonder if I can do something with this anyway. ::starts to think:: I wonder if they expect me to actually do some work here at work or if I'm free to conlang as much as I want... :P
> Now I *need* to go find suitable excuses for using this voice. :)
Who needs excuses? If it's a cool, unusual feature, use it! :) Now I'm just waiting for someone to tell us that this voice exists in some natlang (ANADEW). ;) Daniel Andreasson -- "Shake that booty in the name of the Lord" - Beanie Man

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