Re: Trans: I love you
| From: | Yoon Ha Lee <yl112@...> |
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| Date: | Wednesday, April 18, 2001, 3:58 |
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On Tue, 17 Apr 2001, David Peterson wrote:
> Dangelis (a new one): [?ElIn jaleja wavejanEl]
> Gloss: 2nd.pers.sing.PAT(unmarked) AGT.1st.pers.sing. love.active.AUTH.sg.
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> The "AUTH" is to indicate the "authorative" mood, which indicates that
> something is fact and there can be no argument. Also, this language has
> singular, dual, trial and plural forms, and verbs, pronouns, nouns,
> everything agrees.
That's a fascinating mood. :-) I could see a torrid lovers' argument
going on:
A: But I love (AUTH) you, honey.
B: No, you don't (AUTH). If you really loved me you would...
Well, that's not why it's fascinating, but it was the amusing example
that sprang to mind.
YHL