Re: Copulas

 Yeah, they're cool, but like Irina I don't intend to write my language of
some thirty
years all over again because I like the ergative.  Besides, the ergative
doesn't
seem too shiney to me anymore, either.  If I invent a new language, or if I

ever develop Nenddeylyt (a source of much Teonaht vocabulary), then maybe
I'll make it an ergative language.   Much closer to Teonaht thinking is the

volitional non-volitional split, which is what I finessed over the last
year.

Edward Heil wrote:

> I haven't done any fully formed conlangs yet, but how can you resist
> ergatives once you know about them?  I mean, come ON!  They are JUST SO
> COOL!
>
> Zero copula seems less shiny to me, cause I'm familiar with it from
> ancient Greek...
>
> Ed
>
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