Re: Terminology

On Sun, 22 Nov 1998, Josh Brandt-Young wrote:

> On Sun, 22 Nov 1998 19:26:57 -0500 Nik Taylor <fortytwo@...> writes:
>
> >> 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?
>
> In this case, yes, but not universally: the subjunctive is only used in
> this case when referring to a perfective action. The indicative is used
> in the same situation to refer to an event in process: "Thelo na piyeno"
> means "I want to be going."
>
> What I'm wondering is whether there's a name for this entire *type* of
> construction.
>
> Thanks, though!
Isn't it what you would call a noun clause--the object of "want"?  In
Teonaht, gerunds can be the objects of desideratives (is that the right
term?):  euanrem yddehsan, "I want going."

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