Dans un courrier dat=E9 du 14/09/99 19:28:13 , BDW a =E9crit :
> > verbs are little theater plays. some plays need 3 actors and
> > it is not possible to make them into 2 plays with 2 actors without
> > debilitating the original meaning.
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> Now that's a very pithy way of expression... ;-) I like that. By the way,
> when we have our next Conlang weekend in the Netherlands (when hopefully
> Rob will be present, too), will you come too?
why not ?
single blondjes awaited ?
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> > a few fairy tales to have nice dreams tonight :
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> > - transitive =3D factitive
> > - ditransitive =3D 2 x transitive
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> So ditransitive is double factitive? Twice a fact, in fact ;-).
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fairy tale !
so quite to the contrary - but doubtlessly so if you keep contending it.
> > - X =B0 Y compound =3D X + Y
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> > and other ones i'll tell you if you're a good boy/girl.
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> You remind me of Matisoff's list of secret cognates, which he will
> only show people if they've been linguists for ages, will sign a
> non-reconstruction agreement, and are over the age of consent (about 80).
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customers over 80 are too scarce to feature my own marketing target.
BTW i checked your vocablist. not bad indeed. conlangers who want
to make their own vocablist should plunder it.
mathias | http://www.microsoft.com/~parasite