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Re: Terminology

From:Nik Taylor <fortytwo@...>
Date:Monday, November 23, 1998, 0:26
Josh Brandt-Young wrote:
> What would the construction used in Modern Greek and Romanian to replace > the infinitive be called in linguistics terminology? > > Example: Greek "thelo na pao" (I want that I go) for "I want to go."
Isn't that the subjunctive? -- "It has occured to me more than once that holy boredom is good and sufficient reason for the invention of free will." - "Lord Leto II" (Dune Chronicles, by Frank Herbert) http://members.tripod.com/~Nik_Taylor/X-Files/ ICQ #: 18656696 AOL screen-name: NikTailor