Re: Reflexive encoded by case-stacking?
| From: | Jörg Rhiemeier <joerg_rhiemeier@...> | 
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| Date: | Sunday, January 8, 2006, 15:46 | 
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Hallo!
Henrik Theiling wrote:
> Hi!
>
> Does any conlang (or natlang) encode reflexives by adding two
> case-endings?  E.g.
>
>    nominative:   -as
>    accusative:   -or
>
> Assuming SOV:
>
>    'Peter loves Mary'    =  'Peteras Maryor love.'
>    'Peter loves himself' =  'Peterasor love.'
>                          or 'Peteroras love.'
Never seen that kind of marking, but I once had the idea of a
reflexive *case* (actually used it in a conlang which I aborted,
however, when I put the whole con-universe it was to be spoken
in on indefinite hold).
Greetings,
Jörg.