Re: CHAT: Definite/Indefinite Article Distinction
| From: | Mau Rauszer <maurauser@...> |
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| Date: | Saturday, September 7, 2002, 4:51 |
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Zesefde Christian Thalmann <cinga@...> ta 2002.09.06. her 22:59:06 +2h:
> Subject: Definite/Indefinite Article Distinction
> To: CONLANG@LISTSERV.BROWN.EDU
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> Do all languages make a distinction between definite and indefinite
> articles, ŕ la "the" and "a"? Assuming a language uses articles at all,
> that is.
Long Wer have only definite article 'ta' Eg: ta taqí --- the fighter. I don't know
natlangs where there are articles and they have only definite or indefinite
articles. (Hungarian, French and English does, Latin even don't have any.)
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Mau
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