Re: Active languages

Quoting Carsten Becker <naranoieati@...>:

> From: "Jörg Rhiemeier" <joerg_rhiemeier@...>
> Sent: Tuesday, July 26, 2005 10:35 PM
> Subject: Re: Active languages
>
>  > 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.
>
> That's why I ask. I also thought that it is not necessary,
> but I thought about whether to lexicalize the case of an
> intransitive verb or whether to have it based on volition.
> In transitive sentences, though, I guess, you cannot
> lexicalize the cases of the arguments anyway. BTW, the
> document I meant was Daniel Andréassons BA thesis (he's been
> around here in the past, hasn't he? I somehow know the name
> from conlang related stuff).
Yes, he's been subscribed here. He's among others made a Sámi-like conlang
called Sejmi.

It was he who introduced me to the list, BTW.

                                                 Andreas

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