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Re: Active languages

From:Henrik Theiling <theiling@...>
Date:Wednesday, July 27, 2005, 11:32
Hi!

Jeffrey Jones <jsjonesmiami@...> writes:
> On Wed, 27 Jul 2005 09:57:05 +0200, Henrik Theiling <theiling@...> > > Carsten Becker <naranoieati@...> writes: > > > Hey all, > > > > > > I've got two question about Active languages. First, is > > > there a need for a (anti-)passive voice in an active > > > language and second, ... > > > > Converning the decisions for my active langs: Tyl Sjok has neither, > > Qthyn|gai has both. :-) > > > > **Henrik > > Tyl Sjok does have argument deletion, however. With null head-marking???
Yes. But whether it is dropped or deleted is just not obvious. Quite ambiguous thingy. Still, a change in focus (which voice often implements) may be shown with a focus particle (possibly additional to dropping (but not deleting) an unimportant argument). Further, existence of an argument can also be shown: either by simply mentioning the argument, or by using the SKIP particle as as replacement for an unmentioned (dropped) but existing argument. OTOH, all particles are optional, so it's usually up to the listener to infer the precise meaning. :-))) **Henrik