En réponse à John Cowan :
>Randy LaPolla has argued convincingly (at least he convinced me :-) )
Me too! :)) I asked the question only to those who stick to a traditional
analysis of Mandarin :))) .
>that in Chinese the whole concept of "S, A, and P" makes no sense, that
>Chinese is neither accusative nor ergative nor active, and that case roles
>are assigned on a purely pragmatic basis.
Hehe, I agree :) .
Christophe Grandsire.
http://rainbow.conlang.free.fr
You need a straight mind to invent a twisted conlang.