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Re: CHAT: relative tense

From:Nik Taylor <fortytwo@...>
Date:Monday, March 22, 1999, 13:20
Boudewijn Rempt wrote:
> I think the universal is, direction first (most often past vs. present/future), > and distance second.
It's only logical, I think. I mean, what could possibly be gained by indicating distance without direction? I think this is one of those "universals" that are just practical, the alternate just wouldn't work.
> Does anyone know of a conlang that has object agreement > incorporated into the verb?
Klingon does. My conlang, Watya'i'sa, has *optional* agreement with the ergative argument, and obligatory agreement with the absolutive argument. -- "It's bad manners to talk about ropes in the house of a man whose father was hanged." - Irish proverb http://members.tripod.com/~Nik_Taylor/X-Files http://members.tripod.com/~Nik_Taylor/Books.html ICQ: 18656696 AIM Screen-name: NikTailor