Re: Just in Case
| From: | Joseph Fatula <fatula3@...> |
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| Date: | Wednesday, May 28, 2003, 2:03 |
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From: "Nokta Kanto" <red5_2@...>
Subject: Just in Case
> Hi all,
>
> A case question.
>
> What would you call the case that means 'in regards to', 'pursuant to',
> etc.? The case would be used to express things like,
>
> "_If you're hungry_, there's food on the table." (pretend 'if' is a
> preposition.)
>
> "_Regarding the proposed legislation_, I hope you realize that a
> majority of the population are minorities."
I have something like this in my Stovorish languages. There I call it
"referential". In most Stovorish languages, it would be best suited for
your second example, "regarding the proposed legislation" = "proposed
legislation-REF".