Re: Trigger languages (was Re: New Survey: Celtic Conlangs (and other lunatic pursuits)

En réponse à Roger Mills <romilly@...>:

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> This request still stands.
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And will be answered positively :)) . But unfortunately not today :(( . I
haven't got enough time to do it :((( .

Note that I read your mail. Tsou looks like a very interesting language!!! The
use of the triggers is far from straightforward (I mean, goal for the
patient :))) ), and I like the idea that there are class of verbs that have
different trigger inflection :)) . Much more interesting than Tagalog which is
quite straightforward in that respect. In Itakian, there are only phonological
processes that change forms, but the trigger affix partly agrees in class with
the trigger noun, so it provides for some variety.

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> but I will see to put a few
> >examples tonight (if I can, which may be difficult since the vocabulary
> of
> >Itakian is basically only its name :((( ).
> >
> That does create problems.....Improvise! Improvise!
>
I'll try :)) . Since I've already worked most of the derivation processes of
Itakian, I'll just have to come up with a few roots :)) .

And note that the fact that there are also interrogative sentences will also
allow me to show how nominal sentences work in Itakian (since interrogative
sentences in Itakian are always nominal :)) ). Nominal sentences don't work
exactly like trigger sentences, but do have things in common :)) .

I'll try to come up with something for tomorrow :) .

Christophe.

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