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Re: Cases, again

From:Doug Dee <amateurlinguist@...>
Date:Thursday, March 18, 2004, 13:23
In a message dated 3/18/2004 4:34:29 AM Eastern Standard Time, andjo@FREE.FR
writes:

>> Are there really no languages with prepositions governing the >> nominative? Does that also apply to the absolutive in ergative langs?
>Various conlangs, incl Esperanto, but I am aware of no natlang that does it. >No idea as to ergative languages
_The Concise Compendium of the World's Languages_ says "All Macedonian prepositions govern the nominative base form, even if an oblique form is available." It may be relevant that only "nouns denoting male kin" have a distinct oblique form. This topic came up on Linguist list a while back. Here's the question: http://linguistlist.org/issues/9/9-681.html#4 And here's the summary of responses: http://linguistlist.org/issues/9/9-1223.html Doug