Re: Another new project and trigger languages

CONLANG@LISTSERV.BROWN.EDU writes:
>    - all nouns but one are marked with their role: actor, patient,
>          instrument, etc...
>        - the remaining noun is marked with a marker that basically says
>          "see verb for more information"
Actually, the noun that is marked "see verb for more information" is the
one in which the verbs say whether it's actor/patient/instrument/
beneficiary/ or locative, etc.

The other nouns are marked as "non trigger", meaning the verb doesnt give
more information about them.

What's more is that in Tagalog the verb usually comes first in regular
speech, so in essence the verb is saying, here's what the noun i'm giving
information is, and then the nouns come.
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>One way of looking at it is like passive voice, only extending to more
>than just the patient and without reducing the transitivity.
That's usually how most texts explain it, but according to Kristian, you
can't really say that they are like passives.