Re: Cases, again

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