Re: Active languages
| From: | Jörg Rhiemeier <joerg_rhiemeier@...> |
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| Date: | Tuesday, July 26, 2005, 20:13 |
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Hallo!
Carsten Becker wrote:
> Hey all,
>
> I've got two question about Active languages. First, is
> there a need for a (anti-)passive voice in an active
> language
I don't think so. So far my active-type conlang Old Albic has
turned out to work well without either, and I have read somewhere
that most active-type language indeed have neither passive nor
antipassive.
> and second, is there any typical active language
> whose verbal morphology I could have a look at, except
> reading David J. Peterson's paper on active languages?
The languages I have seen mentioned most often are Lakhota,
Central and Eastern Pomo, and Guaraní.
Greetings,
Jörg.
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