Re: Another new project and trigger languages

En réponse à Stephen Mulraney <ataltanie@...>:

>
> So the verb gives information about the trigger-noun;
> Is this done lexically or by modifying a generic verb?
>
I guess both msut be possible, but for the trigger languages I know (only
Tagalog actually), the information is encoded on the verb using affixes
(prefixes, suffixes or infixes, all three are used ;))) ).

>
> Does calling a language 'trigger' imply how the information about the
> trigger-noun carried by the verb is encoded? I.e., whether it is a
> lexical or a derivational issue?
Nope. It just says that the main structure in sentences is the trigger
structure, not what kind of triggers are recognised nor how the verb is
modified to account for them.

 Does either method seem to be
> preferred
> in natural languages?
>
I don't know any trigger language that uses suppletive roots to mark different
triggers. It mustn't be impossible though, maybe as irregular verbs...

Christophe.

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