Re: Accusative, Dative, ?

> Okay, sorry for the late reply.  My brain has an 8086 in it.
To go for the big one: what is an 8086?


[snip: Aroven objects]
> I just remembered, I got that for Tech.  Verbs, of course, are conjugated=
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> according to the person, number and gender of the subject, but infixes=20
> within the verb indicate the person, number and gender of the direct obje=
ct,=20
> the indirect object, and what could be considered a "third object".  This=
 is=20
> an adverbian pronoun affix, which can have a number of meanings but usual=
ly=20
> indicates a locative, since that's what case it is technically.  But it a=
lso=20
> can have a meaning of instrumental or ablative.  All this info is=20
> incorporated into the verb complex, as Tech is both inflecting and=20
> polysynthetic.
Wow, that's a lot to pack into the verb!  Could you give an example?


> Joshua's "jurative" sounds more like an instrumental to me.  I like that=
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> idea anyhow.
It depends on the class of the particular verb.  In this case it has an
instrumental function (to be exact: such an object of "purpose" has to do w=
ith
the perceived usefulness of the subject in the mind of the speaker), for
other classes it assumes various other roles.  But not too many; the third
object is not very common in Aroven -- it's pretty useful for those words
which need an extra attaching-point, though, if the nature of that attachin=
g
point is inconvenient to describe externally, that is, explicitly (meaning =
you
have to include an explanation of the link rather than simply tacking on
an -em).

Josh

        _/_/      _/_/  _/_/_/_/   Joshua Shinavier            =20
         _/        _/  _/         Loorenstrasse 74, Zimmer B321=20
        _/        _/  _/_/_/_/   CH-8053 Z=FCrich              =20
 _/    _/  _/    _/        _/   Switzerland                 =20
_/_/_/_/  _/_/_/_/  _/_/_/_/   jshinavi@g26.ethz.ch

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