Re: Animacy in Sohlob

On Sun, 24 Oct 2004 13:20:58 +0200, Benct Philip Jonsson <bpj@...> wrote:

>But this means that I have to decide what is animate!  Just
>humans (*if* the speakers are human, which I haven't decided)
>and animals is too bland and too scientific for my taste.
>Other candidate categories for animacy are:
>
>-- Spirits and gods (naturally).
>-- Heavenly bodies (these are gods to the speakers!)
>-- Fire.
>-- Water.
>-- Weather phenomena.
>-- Metals (the only more odd category that has suggested itself to me.)
If you're going to have Fire and Water, then I would also include the other
"elements", Wind and Earth, and also Thunder.
Also, if you're including Metal, I would also include Wood.

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