Natlang precedents?
| From: | Garth Wallace <gwalla@...> |
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| Date: | Tuesday, February 24, 2009, 20:56 |
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On Tue, Feb 24, 2009 at 12:51 PM, Garth Wallace <gwalla@...> wrote:
> Is there such a thing as a voice that demotes the direct or primary
> object of a ditransitive verb without demoting the subject? Are there
> any natlangs that have two types of passivization, one with a dative
> pattern and one with a dechticaetiative pattern?
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> Also, are there any natlangs where affixes have vowel harmony with the
> root's stressed syllable but ignore the vowels in unstressed
> syllables? Particularly languages with regular stress.
Grr. Natlang. I know how to spell, honest!