Re: Active languages

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).

 > The languages I have seen mentioned most often are
 > Lakhota,
 > Central and Eastern Pomo, and Guaraní.

I searched for Guaraní yesterday night, but I haven't yet
read everything I found.

Carsten

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