Re : Re: Creole vs. Pidgin

Dans un courrier dat=E9 du 24/07/99 21:05:32  , Nik a =E9crit :

> I suspect where misunderstanding each other here.  Are you saying that
>  whether a verb was -are, -ere, -e:re, or -ire was determined by if the
>  verb had a perfect/imperfect/stative meaning, or are you saying that the
>  tenses of Latin were arranged by perfect-imperfect-stative?  Your first
>  e-mail sounded like you meant the first, that there was meaning to being
>  -are, -ere, -e:re, or -ire, but this one sounds like you're talking
>  about the tenses.
i mean the first, saying latin tagging is not consitent. it's no tense, it's=20
all
aspective, that is, aspect within the definition of the verb before=20
aspectivation
of the sentence.

mathias