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Re: Inverse case?

From:Jeff Rollin <jeff.rollin@...>
Date:Monday, July 2, 2007, 22:16
In the last episode, (On Monday 02 July 2007 23:13:12), Jeff Rollin wrote:
> In the last episode, (On Monday 02 July 2007 23:11:09), Jeff Rollin wrote: > > Hi all > > > > You've probably heard of "inverse number", where the marked form for each > > noun is the /unusual/ number for that noun: e.g. in a language where > > there is a dual number, the dual for "two eyes" would be unmarked, and > > the singular and plural would be marked, i.e. > > > > Sing. Dual Pl. > > > > komo ko komo > > > > Conversely, the word for "grass" would be marked in the singular (i.e. "a > > blade of grass) and dual and unmarked in the plural: > > > > Sing. Dual Pl. > > > > lolomo lolo lolo > > Oops! "lolomo" should appear in the plural too ;-) > > Jeff
Dear, oh, dear. I really am getting confused. Here's what the paradigm for "lolo" "a blade of grass" should *really* be: Sing. Dual Pl. lolomo lolomo lolo -- "Please understand that there are small European principalities devoted to debating Tcl vs. Perl as a tourist attraction." -- Cameron Laird